Mother and Child at the hostpital
Decades of conflict and a lack of government investment have made it hard for people in the DRC to access basic healthcare. The distances, cost of transport, lack of health infrastructure, bad roads, burden of disease, poverty and poor nutrition combine to create a toxic mix that results in one of the highest child and maternal mortality rates in the world. Continue reading
Susila Dharma Democratic Republic of Congo functions as both an SD National and as an SD Project. It has created healthcare centers and schools both in the Kinshasa region and farther out into the less developed regions. SD USA is contributing to building their newest healthcare center, The Mother and Child Hospital at Kwilu Ngongo.
Here are several articles about the project from Susila Dharma International Association’s (SDIA’s) web site Continue reading
It seems we jumped the gun on publishing information about the Saving Brains project. Because there are several funding partners and some of them are not ready to present this project to the public, we will have to wait and republish information about this at a later date. We will announce it again when we can share more information.
In the meantime, here are several fascinating articles about the importance of emotional and intellectual nurturing of children under the age of two that may interest you.
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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Learn more about local Susila Dharma work in the Democratic Republic of Congo.