Good News!

SD DRCongo has been so successful in their long range sustainable funding for The Mother and Child Hospital at Kwilu Ngongo that this year they did not feel it necessary to apply to SD USA for a grant. We are kind of sad to lose our connection to the project, but delighted at this sign of success.

In the DRC, one in six children dies before the age of five years old, due to highly preventable illnesses, including malaria and infections, so providing communities access to sound treatment and prevention can mean the difference between life and death. On Saturday, June 25, 2016 a ceremony was organised by SD Congo for laying the first stone of the Mother-Child Hospital Center of Kwilu Ngongo, effectively launching the construction phase of the project.

Kwilu Ngongo—A mother with her child who has malaria

This three-year initiative to bring quality, accessible healthcare services to Kwilu Ngongo and its surrounding population of about 42,000 is a joint initiative supported by many members of our network: SD Congo in the lead, but also SD USA, SD Britain, SD Canada, SD France, and SD Germany (with funds from the German Government BMZ) with technical and management support provided by the Susila Dharma International Association (SDIA).

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Visting the construction site at Kwilu Ngongo

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