Join Us! Please join your friends in Congo for a morning of coffee (“kawa”) and VIRTUAL (online) celebration on one of three Saturdays in September. Grab a cup of coffee or tea to enjoy during the celebration! You will have the opportunity to see and hear firsthand the impact Congo… Read More
A Message and Prayer of Hope
In Memory of Bob McAllister
CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF BOB MCALLISTER: April 21, 1925 – April 29, 2020 – Bob McAllister was a man dedicated to the call of God on his life and served along with his wife, Alma, as missionaries in the Democratic Republic of Congo for over 40 years. He was a man endowed with incredible tradesman skills and dedicated to the call of God on his life. Though he grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland, he was born in Philadelphia and served in the U.S. military during WWII.
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CI-USA Leadership Transition Announcement
After 12 remarkable years of outstanding, Christ-honoring, creative, and compassionate leadership, Cullen Rodgers-Gates (pictured), the Executive Director of Congo Initiative USA, is passing on the baton of leadership. On behalf of the CI-USA Board of Directors and the entire Congo Initiative family across the world, I want to express our… Read More
Why I Returned to Congo
Developing sustainable businesses in eastern Congo is no small feat. A fragile infrastructure, ongoing insecurity, deadly outbreaks such as Ebola, and now the global pandemic makes business and even daily life in Congo hard. That is why UCBC alum, Butoto Mahinduzi, is not surprised when he is asked “Why did… Read More
WE STAND IN SOLIDARITY
Congo Initiative stands in solidarity with the Black community and with protestors raising their voices calling for justice and an end to racism…. Read More
Welcoming Our New Development Director
It is with great joy and anticipation that we announce the hire of Shelly Johnston as Congo Initiative USA’s Development Director! This is a new position that has been created to expand CI-USA’s capacity in the ongoing cultivation and stewardship of partnerships with institutional and individual supporters. Shelly will be… Read More
We Are Together
We are together. This is a line Congo Initiative staff continue to repeat to one another during these uncertain times. Whether virtually or through our limited activities safely implemented to continue serving the community, we remind one another of our solidarity as we all face a world shaped by the… Read More
Expanding Women’s Influence Requires More Than An Education
Like the rest of the world, we are learning together about what gender equality means and how we all play a part in achieving it. For many women in Congo, just getting to study at a university seems like an impossible dream. But what we have learned at UCBC is that just providing education isn’t enough to support women’s equal access to jobs, influence, and achievement of their dreams. They also need to know that their community will support them enough to take risks required for growth. Both men and women are necessary to make this happen…. Read More
We are together
We want you to know that we as the Congo Initiative family are here for you. You are important to us, and while we won’t be aware of every single way in which your life has been affected by COVID-19, we know that it has undoubtedly touched you in some… Read More
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