Yesterday, Wakisha along with the International Organization for Migration (OIM) held an introduction meeting for a new project to develop Income Generating Associations (IGAs). The goal is to equip and accompany close to 1000 vulnerable people displaced due to conflict in the Beni Territory. Through training on the formation and management of locally-led IGAs, household income of displaced communities will increase - improving livelihoods and providing opportunities to contribute to the local economy. Wakisha, with its success and background in accelerating entrepreneurship, will equip and train specific mentors to accompany the small business associations.
As part of a project called “Clean Campus - Clean City,” UCBC students facilitated the symbolic act of providing a few garbage cans at Beni Town Hall, the main bus station and and at the town’s main roundabout. It was a symbolic act that UCBC is committed to promoting environmental sustainability and improved sanitation not just on campus but in the town as well. “We give thanks and hope that in the future, together we will be able to do more beyond what’s been done.”
Grateful for partnerships with folks like David Eagle and the Duke Clergy Health Initiative. Powerful words shared in this article by Noé Kasali, Director of Bethesda Counseling Center.
“It is easy to fall into the crack of just saying there is no hope for my hometown, there’s no hope for my people,” [Noé] Kasali says. “But I think there is something beyond our pain and suffering, and our suffering eventually can be transformed into something beautiful.
“Pastors recognize mental health as something we need to deal with, instead of viewing it as a result of sin or a lack of faith,” he says, “and we must continue to work with pastors in that regard.
“I really stand firm that there is hope. There is hope.”
Congratulations to Théophile Katuka for receiving his MBA from @daystar_uni through our Advanced Studies Program (ASP). Théophile will return to UCBC to serve in the Faculty of Economics. Through ASP we hope to equip 25 faculty with advanced degrees by 2025... each year with dedicated people like Théophile, we are getting closer to this goal! #highereducation #congo #equippingleaders #mba
Today is Congo’s Independence Day... we celebrate the freedom achieved in 1960 and those who struggled against colonial powers and imperialism... fighting for the dignity and the right to determination for the people of Congo. Though the struggle for peace, justice, and flourishing continue... Congo that is not all that defines you. At CI, we are inspired by the commitment and courage of the next generation leading positive change and telling another narrative beyond war, tragedy, and disease. #congo #independenceday #drcongo #congoindependenceday #futureleaders #congoinitiative #freedom #dignity #hope
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