Covenant Kids Congo

Preventing Malnutrition Through Positive Deviance

Post a Comment » Written on November 6th, 2018
Filed under: Ground Update, News & Updates
Tags: agriculture, DR Congo, hearth, malnutrition, nutrition, positive deviance

By Sara Blomgren, Serve Globally intern

With a child mortality rate higher than the national rate of 119/1,000, families in the community of Gemena, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, are greatly impacted by malnutrition. In Gemena, 6% of …

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The First Five Years: Signs of Health and Progress in Ledia

Post a Comment » Written on October 30th, 2018
Filed under: Ground Update, News & Updates, report
Tags: DR Congo, evaluation, Gemena, World Vision

By CKC Project Manager Cat Knarr

This past year, the World Vision Ledia office in Gemena, DR Congo conducted an evaluation to measure progress since the Covenant Kids Congo partnership began in 2012. We on the CKC team were greatly …

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Fish Farms Become Valuable Source of Protein and Income

Post a Comment » Written on October 1st, 2018
Filed under: Ground Update, News & Updates
Tags: aquaculture, DR Congo, economic development, fish farm, malnutrition

By Sara Blomgren, Serve Globally intern

A growing fish is a metaphor for the Astog Fish Pond Association in Gemena, DR Congo, said one association member. Just like the fish that are grown in their ponds, the association started small …

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Running the Race of Faith

Post a Comment » Written on September 5th, 2018
Filed under: News & Updates, Team World Vision
Tags: clean water, DR Congo, Gemena, Global 6k for Water

By Christine Tharseo

When my pastor first showed us a clip of the Global 6K back in February, she asked for help to make this event happen at our church. I immediately was drawn to being part of the 6K …

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Citizen Advocacy Groups Catalyze Change

1 Comment » Written on July 31st, 2018
Filed under: Ground Update, Missionary Update, News & Updates, Travel
Tags: advocacy, Citizen Advocacy Groups, DR Congo, Gemena, health

By Covenant missionary Pete Ekstrand

One of the initiatives of Covenant Kids Congo powered by World Vision is to train up Citizen Advocacy Groups. Recently I accompanied the CKC team as they visited the first group formed in Gemena. It …

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God’s Great Love for the Children of Congo

4 comments Written on June 28th, 2018
Filed under: Child Sponsorship, Ground Update, News & Updates, Travel
Tags: Child Sponsorship, Congo vision trip, DR Congo, love, sponsored children

“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!”

-1 John 3:1 (NIV)

By CKC Project Leader Donn Engebretson

Allow me to tell you about …

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On the Ground in DR Congo: A Letter from President Gary Walter

1 Comment » Written on June 19th, 2018
Filed under: Ground Update, News & Updates, Travel
Tags: Congo vision trip, DR Congo, Gary Walter, Gemena, World Vision

By Gary Walter, President of the Evangelical Covenant Church

I just recently returned from DR Congo. I wanted to visit one more time before retirement to see progress on the ground. Choose any of the following words. They are all …

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