ADVANCE #3022085 - THE HANDS & THE HEART OF CHRIST ORPHANAGE HOME

ADVANCE #3022085 - THE HANDS & THE HEART OF CHRIST ORPHANAGE HOME

We have identified 3 issues affecting the community. First, many vulnerable children have been abandoned by their families. Hence, they live on the streets and do some odd jobs in order to survive. Others have lost their parents or guardians and have nowhere to go. These children are vulnerable in the sense that there is a phenomenon in Kinshasa of Gang groups called “ Kulunas”. They steal rape and sometimes kill those who resist them. The leaders of these group recruit mainly children living in very harsh conditions. The second issue affecting the community is the school drop out of young girls due to early or child pregnancy. These young mothers are forced to drop out of school in order to care for their children. In such a harsh economy such as the one in the D.R. Congo, many attempt to abort and sometimes lose their lives. Others simply abandon their children after they give birth. And there are those who get into prostitution and others join the kulunas. The third one is food insecurity. In Kinshasa food is quite expensive because of the high demand. The majority of the population cannot afford 3 meals a day. Access to quality food is practically impossible to many people living in the community.

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