Setting up vocational training centres will take some time
The difficult circumstances that prevail in our two new projects make us all the more grateful for everything we can achieve. It's typical of the Congo - two steps forward, one step back - but the amazing thing is the resilience of its people, who simply won't give up. However, these setbacks have made us realise that it will take some time to set up a vocational training centre under these condi...
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Nsioni - Fish farm
In spite of the extremely difficult conditions with no infrastructure and electricity, Joseph in Nsioni has done well on his project. By now, he has been able to move almost his whole workshop from Kinshasa to the farm, which was not an easy task.
He has bred many fish in his fishponds. Since most people there don’t have fridges to preserve the fish they catch, they do it by salt...
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Plateau de Bateke - Chicken breeding
Jean was able to build a building for a chicken raising project at the Plateau de Bateke and produce many fruit tree seedlings for sale. But then fighting broke out between the two tribes in that area. The building for the chickens has become a refuge for about six families.
Thank God, Jean’s field was not directly affected by the fights, so he was able to resume work on his agriculture proje...
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First graduating class this year - all passed
Since the last school year, our ADH Agro-Veterinary School of Mabala has all six grades of a high school. This year, our first 24 students took their final state exam for all the Congo and all 24 students passed the exam! This is a great achievement and we are very grateful to Philemon and our teachers as it shows that they are doing a good job.
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Vocational Training Centers: first steps
The two new Vocational Training Centers for agricultural development in the countryside are also slowly progressing. Jean continues on his project site, the Plateau de Bateke, working on the agricultural fields and his big chicken project. Joseph wants to move his whole family with all his equipment from Kinshasa to his project site in Nsioni. This is de-urbanization in action! His oldest daughter...
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A great success - the first graduates of our school in Mabala
For this school year, we have enrolled 287 students, 194 boys and 93 girls in grades 7 to 12. At the end of this school year, the first 26 students will be able to take their final exams! Our school is rated second of all the schools around Nioki, a city with 60.000 inhabitants. This is a major accomplishment and shows that our teachers are doing a great job!
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