Solange Masirika Tumaini Foundation - SMTF

♦♦♦♦UPDATE♦♦♦UPDATE♦This will be the first update in a very long time but better late than never ♦
Since we are now waiting for the next document in line from the ministry of Justice, we decided to visit one of our targeted areas. This was our approach to see actual urgent needs of the children sleeping rough. The area is called mitendi on outskirts of Kinshasa by the national 1 road. A lady called Solange(pure coincidence) from an organisation called APEO came with us. She has been working with vulnerable children since 2001. We thought her experience in raising funds, targeting children who really needed help and women affected by war was necessary for our first field work. We got to the place ironically called "cité de Dieu" or city of God which really a market where those children sleep at night. After walking around for over 1 hour trying to be discret and we had no idea who we were dealing with. The other truth is: how do you spot a homeless kid in the daytime? We thought it would be much easy but the struggle was real. We were advised by many stall sellers that they usually "disappear" during the day looking for food and gather from the evening when markets are closed so they can use the stalls(tables) to sleep on and leave before market opens :(

The next urgent step is to visit the same market in the evening in the coming days. We need to actually speak to them. Find out how, why and why they are doing outside and what would be the best approach to reach our goal in terms of getting them or some of them indoors.

So we will be keeping you posted about our field work. We will also try to have more regular updates.

SMTF team

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This Friday Kizomba in London with DJ GATITO and MWAMI.
FREE ENTRY B4 10pm
Free cocktail during happy hour
Amazing venue
Hope to see you all there

FRIDAY 23.06.2017 Our first event of 2017
DJ Gatito and Dj Mwami
Free before 10pm

♦♦OUR FIRST FUNDRAISING EVENT OF 2017♦♦
♦♦FRIDAY 23.06.2017♦9PM TO 2AM♦♦
KIZOMBA IN THE HEART OF BATTERSEA TO RAISE FUNDS FOR SMTF
HOPE TO SEE MANY OF US THERE.
DJ Sandrino Vieira aka GATITO and DJ MWAMI on the decks.
FREE♦ FREE ♦FREE♦BEFORE♦♦10pm
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/740230399491793/

NEW WEEK, NEW HOPE FOR DONATION
Good afternoon dancing world!!
We are 1% into our initial target.
Please do not forget to be generous and give generously.
We need every penny...
Everyone deserves some hope

Orphanage in Kinshasa by dancers Blaise Mwami has posted a new update!

As from Last week we are now officially registered in England and Wales.

Well said Miss kidjo

"When we empower girls through education, the chains of poverty are broken and stronger, healthier societies and nations are built."
Angelique Kidjo, founder of The Batonga Foundation

"Lorsque nous soutenons les jeunes filles par l'éducation, les chaines de la pauvreté sont brisées et l'on construit une société plus juste et plus forte"

http://batongafoundation.org