The award-winning PBS Religion and Ethics Newsweekly provides distinctive, cutting-edge news coverage and analysis of national and international events in the ever-changing religious world. Its correspondents travel around the nation and the globe to explore how issues of faith, religion and ethics shape both national and international events. This past week, the program featured a […]
HEAL Africa Students Share Their Creativity and Their Voices Through A Unique Children’s Book HEAL Africa is proud to highlight a wonderful new children’s book that features the creativity of over 30 young students at the Tungane and Mugunga schools in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The book also highlights the inspirational work of HEAL Africa’s […]
All around us, women and men are quietly working to create a more just, healthy and peaceful world. They care for survivors of conflict. They share skills and ideas that strengthen communities. They are today’s unsung heroes. Every once in awhile, one of these heroes is brought to light. Lyn Lusi, HEAL Africa’s co-founder, was […]
This PBS Newshour piece was created by HEAL Africa’s Gender Advisor Assistant, Francine Murhebwa. The piece interviews 10 Congolese Youth on why they did or did not vote in the recent elections in DR Congo. Part of HEAL Africa’s mission is to provide a space for Congolese voices who might not be heard otherwise. As […]
HEAL Africa’s Dr. Bienvenu was featured in BBC News article today about sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Click here to read more.
The study “Les attentes des populations du Nord Kivu aux élections de 2011” (Expectations of People of North Kivu Regarding the Elections 2011), unveils that after years of suffering and neglect, Congolese people are standing up and demanding their rights. Goma, Nov. 17, 2011– Regardless of the elections and changes in leadership, very little has […]
We are thrilled to be able to announce that the Opus Prize Foundation released the news today that HEAL Africa co-founder Lyn Lusi is the winner of the 2011 Opus Prize. The Opus Prize is given annually to recognize unsung heroes of any faith tradition, anywhere in the world, solving today’s most persistent social problems. […]
It is most likely that Ndimurwange Mbarushimba will leave the HEAL Africa Hospital within the month. Some neighbors will pick him up and bring him home to his remote village, Nyambwe, 50 kilometers outside of the provincial capital of Goma. During this half day trip, while bumping along the dirt roads, Ndimurwange will carefully watch […]
He wanted only to care for his family – and he paid for it with his life. “Congo was in war”, remembers Michael.* “Dad wanted to defend our little petrol station when the armed men came. He feared that we would starve without our little business”, tells the 17 year old boy. When the father […]
“My name is Kasoli and I am 9 years old. I come from Kitumbiro, which is near Butembo (in the North of the North Kivu province). I arrived at Heal Africa with my mum on August 5, 2011.” Kasoli’s mother states, “It all started when we noticed her forearms was getting swollen. We went to […]