We raised more than $700 for the Lotumbe sewing school, providing the single mums enrolled in the training with fabric, sewing machines, needles and much more.
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Join HandUp Congo on a very special day – Mother’s Day.
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Enjoy a morning handling gorgeous African fabric. Join us for a FUN fundraising event to support a sewing school for single mums in Lotumbe, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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We gathered together in Sydney on 15 March 2020 (just before our COVID lockdown) and celebrated all that has been achieved to help the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Lotumbe in particular.
The photos were taken by Jenny Templin and Kiran Hutchison.
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We are proud of what our emergency medicine education program has achieved and invite you to read the November 2019 Annual Report on the project.
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The women of Equateur Province will now benefit from new skills learned. Dr Bosolo Yoursen, Medical Coordinator for the Disciples of Christ Community in Congo’s six hospitals and multiple clinics that serve more than 1 million people, has received a diploma for fistula treatment from Dr Denis Mukwege, the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner.
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The Ebola outbreak that began in the Democratic Republic of Congo in April was declared officially over on July 24 in what appeared to be twin triumphs for a new vaccine and rapid response.
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