Thousands of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo live in a situation of severe vulnerability and have no access to education. In Kinshasa alone, the capital of the African country, more than 30,000 homeless children live in the streets. In this context, the Friends of Monkole Foundation has launched a campaign in Spain to provide schooling for 50 children from two orphanages in Mont-Ngafula.
The armed conflict in the east of the country has forced the closure of more than 2,500 schools and learning spaces, leaving more than 1.6 million children out of school.
Enrique Barrio, president of Friends of MonkoleThe schooling of a child for one school year costs approximately 200 euros, including school supplies and uniform," he explains. We want to reach the 50 children (aged 6 to 16) living in orphanages, but we would like to double this figure next year".
Back to school in Kinshasa
In order to achieve this, the foundation has launched a campaign in Migranodearena. The goal is to raise 8,000 euros. Donations can also be made through the solidarity Bizum 03997.
For this project, the foundation has an established local team, led by Christian Lokwa, who visits the children every month, meets with their teachers and monitors their progress.
Helping more than 150,000 people
Among the objectives are to cover tuition, materials and uniforms, accompany the children during the school year and offer them workshops on hygiene, values, creativity and academic reinforcement.
The Friends of Monkole Foundation, based in Madrid (Spain), was born in 2017 and has the "Donate with Confidence" seal of Fundación Lealtad. Since its inception, it has already helped more than 150,000 people in the Congo, mainly children and women in vulnerable situations.
Friends of Monkole currently has 13 projects in this African country, many of them through the Monkole Mother and Child Hospital in Kinshasa.
