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Kenya Education Update-Grace’s Story

Post a Comment » Written on October 14th, 2013     
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Grace (right) will study Aeronautical Engineering in Michigan.

It is wonderful to hear about ongoing projects and the communities that our partners are working with, but we also rejoice in hearing about the lasting effects of completed projects. The Kitengela Covenant Church opened its doors many years ago to the arriving Congolese refugees seeking a new home. Grace and her family were among those who traveled to Kenya. She and her siblings attended the school program funded by Covenant World Relief through the Kitengela Covenant Church. Through a resettlement program, Grace and her family relocated to Michigan where she started high school. She worked hard and even had the opportunity to visit the White House with her brother, Daniel. Grace and Daniel have been given scholarships to attend the West Michigan Aviation Academy where they both plan to study Aeronautical Engineering. Grace is just one example of the amazing ways education can inspire children and open the door to life-changing experiences.

Thank you for partnering with us and the Kitengela Covenant Church to provide educational opportunities in Kenya!

 



HEAL Africa Teaches Health and Environmental Strategies

Post a Comment » Written on July 26th, 2013     
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Educational sessions about health and environmental awareness are changing lives in Congo. In order to prevent the spread of malaria, many are learning how to properly use treated mosquito nets and keep homes clear of waste that could attract insects and disease. Some participants wondered about the effectiveness of mosquito nets when many do not have a bed or mattress to secure the net while sleeping. Facilitators were able to show even those without mats how to install and use nets for protection and safety.heal africa training

Before the awareness projects participants reported 694 cases of malaria per trimester. After the awareness training, the number of malaria cases per trimester decreased to 483.

Additionally, lecturers spoke about the importance of caring for nature to keep community health thriving. Following the lecture many communities began planting fruit trees and committed to replanting trees after cutting other trees down. General nutrition improved after learning about different food groups and vitamins. The health and well-being of the next generation in these communities is incredibly hopeful in light of these new health practices.

HEAL Africa works with over 340 community development advocates and educators alongside hundreds of Congolese volunteers. Eighty percent of their focus is on community development efforts while the remaining twenty percent encompasses direct healthcare services and training.



Surviving in the camp of Mugunga 3

Post a Comment » Written on July 1st, 2013     
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“Since we’ve been here, we live thanks to the aid brought to us by HEAL Africa” says Kyakimwa Belinda.* This 30-year-old woman has been displaced by war. She has been living for 5 months with her 4 children in the Mugunga 3 camp for displaced people, more or less 7 km from the city of Goma in the East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Belinda left her home after clashes between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) to the rebel movement of March 23 (M23) in the territory of Rutshuru in North Kivu province.

Kyakimwa Belinda HEAL AfricaShe has very bad memories of this war: “armed men arrived the night at our house, they shot my husband and my second son. My husband died immediately, and my son died a few hours later”. Continue Reading »



World Refugee Day

1 Comment » Written on June 20th, 2013     
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What is a refugee?

Around the world, people have been displaced, forced from their homes, or simply—fearing the worst—have fled their neighborhoods and villages ahead of waves of violence. Some people have lost the right to claim a nationality as countries and states have dissolved. Many of these people have gone to neighboring countries where they petition neighboring governments for protection and recognition as refugees.

There are many types of refugees:

  • those who live without citizenship with any country, due to national changes, are stateless people;
  • those who flee their homes and remain in their home country are known as internally displaced persons (IDPs);
  • those hoping for protection in another country are asylum seekers; and, finally,
  • those granted protection behind neighboring borders are called refugees.

Refugees are the only people of the four groups with substantial protection under international law.

How is CWR involved with refugees?

useCovenant World Relief works in partnership with the Evangelical Covenant Church of Kenya (ECCK), in Kitengala, to provide a new home and a renewed sense of stability for Congolese refugees fleeing the violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Their primary focus in Kitengala is on education for the children of the refugees, which, in turn, provides the parents with the peace of knowing their kids are safe during the day, while they look for jobs and go to work. Click here to learn more about this project. Continue Reading »



CWR Responds to Disasters

Post a Comment » Written on May 17th, 2013     
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Covenant medical missionary responds in Burma

Natural and human-caused disasters occur daily throughout the world. CWR responds when there are partners in the local area who have the capacity to respond. Recently, CWR has responded to the following disasters:

  • flooding in Mozambique and South Sudan
  • drought in India
  • violence in DR Congo, Syria, and Burma (a Covenant medical missionary participated in the response in Burma)
  • ongoing Hurricane Sandy relief, and
  • relief and recovery work which continues in Japan more than two years after the earthquake and tsunami.

Thanks to all who give faithfully so that CWR is able to respond immediately to disasters.



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