Congo Children Trust

01/09/2026

Welcome back to all the pupils at the Kimbilio School who started back again today! We wish you well and hope all goes well this academic year as well as having lots of fun along the way!

Thanks so much to the staff team for all your hard work, we hope you had a good break over the summer, it's great to have you back too!

01/09/2026

Ian Harvey, our founding CEO and two of his friends are running the Great North Run next week in order to raise much needed funds for CCT and Kimbilio's amazing work with street children.

They would be motivated and delighted if you could sponsor them in this signficant effort.

Please share with anyone who you think would like to encourage them on their impressive 13 mile run from Newcastle to South Shields.

Thanks to you all for your support as well as a huge thank you to Ian, Dawn and Rachel.

Help Rachel Spencer raise money to support Congo Children Trust

29/08/2026

This is why we do what we do.

Jean-Claude came to Kimbilio in 2013 as a 14 year old street child. A couple of weeks ago, he graduated from the University of Lubumbashi. He is an inspiration to all of us. Here is his story, in his own words, in French. Click here if you want to skip to the English translation.Je m’appelle Ndeng...

27/08/2026

Are you at the fabulous Greenbelt festival this weekend?

Why not come and visit the CCT stall, catch up on all that's going on at Kimbilio and directly make a difference in the lives of street children in D.R.C. by buying some of our beautiful bags, aprons, hats, cards and much much more!

Look forward to seeing you there! 😀🇨🇩

Where exceptional arts, courageous activism and open-hearted belief come together. We're Greenbelt Festival. We're somewhere to believe in.

19/08/2026

Exciting progress at Kimbilio: the roof is now starting to go on the new vocational college. It is a simple but powerful milestone — a building taking shape that will one day be filled with learning, encouragement and opportunity for young people who have already overcome so much. For former street-connected children in DRC, where education is often beyond a family’s reach and many children have to begin working at a very young age simply to survive, vocational training can open the door to skills, confidence and a more secure future. Thank you to everyone whose support is helping turn this vision into something real, practical and life-changing.🥳🇨🇩

15/08/2026

Kimbilio Administrator Rodrigue Katina reflects on his participation in DRC Mining Week in today's blog post.

Lubumbashi, where Kimbilio is based, is one of the country’s most important economic centers, a gateway to the copper and cobalt belt, and a city where national questions often meet local realities. It is therefore the logical host city each year for DRC Mining Week, an important conference and ex...

05/08/2026

We're delighted to share that the container we sent from Liverpool on the 8th May arrived at Kimbilio today!

It journyed by sea from Liverpool to Holland them on to Port Said in Egypt before traveling through the Suez Canal to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. It was then transported by lorry to Zambia and after a long wait in a lorry queue made it's way over to Congo at the weekend and arrived at Kimbilio this morning where it was offloaded.

It is packed full of classroom furniture, laptops, PC's, sewing machines, hair dressing training workshop chairs, refurbished, tools, tables, children's toys, clothes, bikes and much much more! Thanks to everyone for making it happen!

It will assist us in furnishing our Kimbilio technical college, currently under construction.

01/08/2026

In today's blog post, Pascal talks about his life as a street child and his 16 years with Kimbilio. Do head over to our website. Pro tip: you don't want to miss reading this one!

Pascal was a street child in 2010 when Kimbilio first came into his life. Today, he is a teacher at the Kimbilio Mapendo School. This is his story, in his own words, in French. To skip to the English translation, click here.Je m’appelle Pascal Kameya Ilunga. À l’âge de 6 ans, j’ai perdu ma m...

18/07/2026

Head over to the news on our website to see the joy of graduation at the Kimbilio Mapendo School.

The results are in, and we are delighted to share the news that all 51 students who just completed their senior (6th) year at the Kimbilio Mapendo Primary School were successful on their national exams! 26 boys and 25 girls will thus begin at the Kimbilio Mapendo Secondary School in September. ENAFE...

16/07/2026

There's still 4.5 hours left to donate via the Global Giving bonus day to support Kimbilio to feed and care for street children in Lubumbashi.

Donations between $100 and $1117 are eligible for bonus funds.

A huge thank you to those who have already given. $3195 raised, to date, impressive!

Concerning conflict in eastern DRC is having an impact across the country. Fuel prices have increased, adding to the already high food and medical care costs. Stockpiling due to the fear of rebel attack has led to shortages of some items, increasing the price of many food items. Insecurity, includin...