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.
08.02.2021
This is Blaise. Blaise is 2,5 years old and weighs just under 7 kilograms. Malnutrition causes more than just weight loss. It can also lead to kwashiorkor, a disease resulting from inadequate protein levels that causes visible changes, like swelling of the face, belly and legs, cracked skin, lustreless and discolored hair, as well as damage to internal organs and the brain. Without an early intervention, the brain is robbed of its chance to develop properly, and the child will never fully develop its potential.
When Blaise arrived at Kasisi, blood tests revealed hemoglobin levels half of the norm for a healthy two year-old. Once his condition was stabilized, he was transferred to a feeding center where he will be treated for several weeks. His life is no longer in danger. Blaise is yet another patient from Ntamugenga whose life you saved.
Your donations for our ongoing hunger relief fundraiser go a long way – patients at Ntamugenga know this first hand. It is thanks to your support that the staff in our feeding center has the resources and tools to turn around the world’s worst injustices and to save lives.
Each successive month of the pandemic with its lockdowns and closed borders is difficult for all of us, but for vulnerable residents of the poorest countries it can be a matter of life and death. The economic downturn has led to declining incomes. Those who don’t have work today are bound to see their families go hungry tomorrow.
You can do something to help! One therapeutic meal for a child suffering from malnutrition costs just 15 PLN.
02.10.2025
Our Guardian Angel in Congo doesn’t have wings. She has keys to a four-wheel drive and a satellite phone, which she uses to argue with suppliers about the next delivery of meds. Her name is Sister Agnieszka. Her battlefield in the fight for good is a spreadsheet open on a laptop whose battery has to […]
19.08.2025
Humanitarian aid, which is talked about so much today, is not a romantic impulse of the heart. It is, among other things, a nightly marathon in Excel. It is hundreds of emails and phone calls to find the fastest and cheapest way to transport meds. It is poring over a budget to make sure every […]
01.07.2025
You can see war and hunger in Amina’s eyes. No child anywhere in the world should have either of those reflected in their gaze. But on the outside, she’s just a small girl whose eyelashes, eyebrows, and hair have taken on the color of rust. Nature brands its children touched by hunger with the color […]
