CELEBRATING three exceptional UCBC teaching staff (John Muthambuko, Célé Mukirania, and Malonga Mashauri) as they receive their Master of Education - TESOL from @messiahcollege. For the past three years they have studied through the online education program and had the opportunity to visit Messiah to study alongside their peers. Already serving as teachers and in the Office of Faculty Development and Bilingual Affairs, they are now equipped to take bilingual education at UCBC to the next level! #congo #bilingualism #education #highereducation
Please read this NPR article published today. It is an important reminder of the unique challenges faced by university students in eastern Congo. Unfortunately, these challenges were felt deeply by students at CI's Université Chrétienne Bilingue du Congo this year - moving to a secure location, receiving Ebola vaccinations during the final days of exams, and still limited access to educational resources. As Eunice Fundi Sulayabo, a university student from Goma shares in the article:
"It is quite impossible here," she says, "to go to the university and study without thinking about problems of politics and security, Ebola or how you're going to make ends meet."
For many university students in Congo, it's difficult to "dream." Yet at UCBC that is exactly what we are trying to change through an inspiring and nurturing learning environment - one that creates space and opportunities for the next generation of leaders to dream.
www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/09/10/759343232/in-congo-ebola-is-just-one-more-thing-to-w...
“A revolution of love. But maybe beyond love, we need a revolution of forgiveness. … Today is the time for a revolution of forgiveness, of reconciliation, of rebuilding again.”
One of Congo Initiative's good friends and a visionary leader shares his vision of hope, love, reconciliation, and forgiveness through the planned Jeremiah Center in Bunia. The Jeremiah Center is "envisioned as an ecumenical and hospitable place to stage retreats, symposia and strategic research conferences of Christian scholars and leaders throughout the country and the region."
Leadership Education at Duke Divinity asks, "Does his story give you hope?" Yes, we believe it does!
“I was waiting for this day for four years! By God’s grace we made it! To get this degree, it is really a privilege and to be a part of those spread in the society to change and transform... this day means a lot. Even to have the community, my family travel and come celebrate. This is really a special day!” Esther and 50 of her peers graduated earlier this month, joining close to 600 other UCBC alumni leading change throughout Congo. Esther and her mother’s smile say it all... joy, excitement, pride. #congo #educationchangeseverything #educationmatters #womenempowerment #womenseducation #futureleaders #transformation #hope
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