The second largest country of Africa, full of paradoxes. On one hand, it is rich in natural resources (including cobalt, copper, coltan, crude oil, diamonds, gold); on the other hand, its inhabitants are among the poorest in the world. For decades, the DRC has been suffering from prolonged conflicts that have led to one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the world.
29.05.2023
Sometimes it can seem as if a child’s condition is improving just so that they can give us their last smile – like an unobvious gift before they say goodbye to us.
We were keeping our fingers crossed for Denise so much! For the last week, her appetite had not left her and she had slowly gained weight, although we were fighting TB all the time. This battle we lost. We know that she passed away loved – surrounded by hundreds of people who were willing to share a meal, TB medication and an IV with her. Together we did everything we could – thank you for this opportunity.
Sometimes all is still not enough.
We don’t want you to remember Denise as a child who lost to TB and hunger. Today we say goodbye to a little girl who, above all, was brave. Whose story inspired hundreds of people to help other kids on the other side of the world and contributed to dozens of other lives saved. When you look at the night sky tonight, think of Denise’s place among those stars.
22.10.2024
“Eat it all, my little one, mommy has already eaten something. She’s not hungry.” For many children, the weight of these words, spoken by mothers with sad smiles, will only be understood in adulthood. This is the daily math problem faced by countless women in Congo: how to divide a single meal among many, when […]
16.09.2024
Globally, hunger is a massive, complex problem. But feeding a child is simple. Joseph could have become another WHO statistic, labeled as one of the children who dies of hunger every five seconds. No one would have known his name or how infectiously he laughs while playing patty-cake with his mom. That he’s brave and […]
04.09.2024
“We’ve got a two-year-old boy from Kabaya,” Sister Agnieszka reports. Even before we see the photo, we already know it will show a child in critical condition. Kabaya is a mountainous area, almost completely cut off from the rest of the world. There is a lack of everything. The fields are mined, making it impossible […]
