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
Watch Crisis in the Congo.This short film explores the role of conflict minerals and the United States and its Allies Rwanda and Uganda in triggering the the greatest humanitarian crisis at the dawn of the 21 century.
Project Congo is a subsidiary of High Impact Projects. High Impact Projects is a non-profit organization created to help the impoverished of the world by implementing sustainable projects such as agricuture, microfinance, water supply, waste management, infrastructure, education, and health care. To learn more about High Impact Projects Please click on the picture on the right.
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