In December 2008 Dr Sylvia Esser-Gleason, a physician from Dayton Ohio, traveled to Don Bosco Ngangi in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Don Bosco Ngangi is a center helping refugees, orphans and war victims in the city of Goma. Goma is located in North Kivu Province in the heart of the current war that has devastated the Congo since 1994. The suffering and need she witness there lead her to found Project Congo. Read more about her trip by clicking on Heart of Darkness:
A malnourished child receives tender care from one of the Don Bosco Ngangi staff
Project Congo seeks to raise awareness of the current war in the Congo and the suffering it has inflicted on the civilian population. At the same time Project Congo wishes to assist Don Bosco Ngangi Medical Center in its mission to provide medical care for, feed, and educate the innocent victims of this conflict. Goals
Project Congo's goal is to provide life saving medical equipment and supplies to Don Bosco Ngangi and its medical center
refugee camp Goma DRC
Recovering Child in the Cholera Ward
Septic Child
Medical Center success story 13 month old Ivote arrived at Dom Bosco Ngangiweighing only 1.5 kilos and near death from severe malnutrition. He is pictures in the arms of his mother after several months of intensive care at the Dom Bosco Ngagni Nutrtional Center. Cases like his are not rare in Goma. To view more patient pathology and success stories please visit our Patient Stories page.
Ivote on Arrival at Don Bosco Ngangi Medical Center
Ivote after treatment at Dom Bosco Nutrtional Center
Partnership
Project Congo is partnered with High Impact Projects. High Impact Projects is a Cincinnati based charity made up of dedicated professionals. Their vision is to lessen the suffering of orphans, widows and communities in war-torn or disaster stricken countries. High Impact Projects is a 501(c ) 3 charity. All donations to Project Congo are tax deductible under High Impact Projects charitable status.
