Congo Children Trust

Today's blog post is about a major milestone for us! Head over to the website to learn more.

Appointment of Ian Harvey as CEO Congo Children Trust (CCT) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Ian Harvey as Chief Executive Officer from 1st May 2026. Ian is the visionary founder of both Kimbilio and CCT. He has led CCT on a voluntary, part-time basis with determination and dedication from its creation as a charity regist...

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Kimbilio partakes in UNICEF and INS survey on vulnerable children Kimbilio's day center welcomed a team with members from the DR Congo's L'Institut National de la Statistique (INS) and UNICEF. The visit was part of the team's mission to conduct a statistical survey on street children in Lubumbashi. The Division des Affaires Sociales (DIVAS) for Haut Katanga Provin...

Marie has returned to her biological family, where she belongs. Click through to our website to feel the moment.

Marie is home! ❤️🎉 WhatsApp Video 2026-04-10 at 09.51.51.mp4Several years ago, Marie left her family following a dispute with her father's wife. Marie's biological mother is deceased. After time on the streets, Marie came to live at Kimbilio's transit house for girls. After a long time of mediation by Kimbilio's reint...

Click through to read about the wonderful International Women's Day celebrations at Kimbilio.

https://www.congochildrentrust.org/post/in-honor-of-women-and-girls

50% match funding via Global Giving is available from 2pm today until the 20th March on gifts up to £40.

Your donation to CCT over the next 4 days will be amplified and make a significant difference in the lives of the many girls supported by Kimbilio in D.R.Congo.

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Help Street Girls in DR Congo Street Girls in Congo are vulnerable to sexual exploitation, violence and addiction, and are often invisible on the streets. The Kimbilio projects offers on the street support to approximately 35 girls a week and provides a loving home for up to 24 street girls. If and when it is safe to do so Kimbi...

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New partnership to support children in the DRC Copperbelt Congo Children Trust is pleased to share the news of a new partnership with KumiFoundation and Yokogawa Electric Corporation.The partnership was formalised through a memorandum of understanding signedat the Japan-DRC Business Forum in Kinshasa on March 2. Together, we will work to strengthen educati...

Read about Kimbilio's support of children who attempted to enlist in the military.

https://www.congochildrentrust.org/post/soldiering-out-of-desperation

Soldiering out of desperation Twenty-one boys' lives are moving in a better direction, and Kimbiio is among the partner organizations seeing this through.In the DR Congo, children are recruited as well as forced into militias, and they also volunteer for the armed forces. Child soldiers, known as kadogos in Swahili, are most pre...

If you're in London on 27 February, here's a wonderful opportunity to see a film about the DR Congo by Lubumbashi's Sammy Baloji.

Film Screening: 'Aequare. The Future that Never Was' with Sammy Baloji Join the screening of 'Aequare. The Future That Never Was' by Sammy Baloji, exploring colonial legacies, ecology and imagined futures, followed by a live discussion with the artist.

Head to our website to read about Kimbilio's most recent work with the International Bureau for Children's Rights.

Ensuring that the voices of vulnerable children are heard The International Bureau for Children's Rights is an extraordinary organization. Their mission is "strengthening justice and child protection systems and transforming the place of children in our societies, to ensure the realization of children’s rights, especially for those who face the greatest ...

Head to our website to learn how Kimbilio celebrates the greats of Congolese patriots.

Love of country at the Kimbilio Mapendo School In January, the Kimbilio Mapendo School honored two of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s most influential political figures: Patrice Lumumba and Laurent Kabila. In alignment with the Ministry of National Education's program, the school’s curriculum integrates the patriotism of Lumumba and the n...