Nearly 1400 children participated in the commemoration of the International Day of the African Child at the site of internally displaced persons in Bulengo, near Goma. Generally celebrated on June 16th of each year, the 2024 International Day of the African Child was commemorated on June 18th in Bulengo, where HEAL Africa and its partners […]
In Nzulo, in the territory of Masisi, a hopeful initiative is emerging to break the vicious circle of gender-based violence. Fifty-five women recently received intensive training in business skills and income-generating activities management, followed by a start-up fund allocation for their entrepreneurial activities. This approach aims to make them financially independent, thereby reducing their vulnerability […]
In its PONSETI Clinic, HEAL Africa Hospital welcomes many children born with clubfoot, offering them free corrective care through its partnership with HOPE WALKS. The World Clubfoot Day, normally celebrated on June 3rd of each year, was commemorated on Thursday, June 6, 2024 at HEAL Africa Hospital to align with the activities of the PONSETI […]
For nearly a decade, capoeira has proven to be an essential element in the care of children by HEAL Africa. This practice has been integrated into internally displaced persons camps around the city of Goma, providing vital support to several hundred children affected by massive displacements resulting from the escalation of war in eastern DRC. […]
Under the global theme “Breaking the Cycle: Preventing Obstetric Fistula Worldwide,” HEAL Africa commemorated the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula on Friday, May 23, 2024. The event brought together several provincial healthcare actors from North Kivu, numerous community actors and opinion leaders from Goma, as well as the staff and patients undergoing treatment at […]
These are Mr. Josué Kasereka and Mr. Idriss Kitungano, who returned from Amsterdam, Netherlands, with a certification as trainers of trainers. Upon invitation from the ARQ National Psychotrauma Centre, they were trained in psychological first aid (PSP), stress management for service providers, community mental health, stress monitoring and mentoring, intervision, and supervision. From April 26 […]
Born on 09/05/2019 at HEAL Africa Hospital, these adorable quadruplets have returned to visit us this morning, following the celebration of their fifth birthday. This joyful event filled our healthcare team with wonder, especially our neonatology staff, who cared for the quadruplets for over a month. The parents and children arrived early this morning to […]
On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, a cultural exhibition day was held at HEAL Africa in Goma under the theme “Making UWAMUSHO known in its true version”. Formerly idle youth, most of whom lived on the streets of the city of Goma, presented their artwork, the result of several months of vocational training at HEAL Africa. […]
The EBA project originates from the activities of the Sunday School at HEAL Africa’s chapel, where children from various families in the city of Goma gather for worship. Aware that some unaccompanied children who were sleeping on the streets were joining other children during worship, HEAL Africa took steps to break down discriminatory barriers by […]
The crisis of mass displacement of populations in the Democratic Republic of Congo has exacerbated gender-based violence, exploitation, and sexual abuse. In 2023, the United Nations estimated that 7 million people were displaced downstream from war in DRC, with 2.5 million in the North Kivu province alone, which is plagued by several armed conflicts. In […]