Discover the different actions of the association Interface Compassion Internationale over the year 2026.
Kinga Jamii Project
Kinga Jamii means “Protect the Family” in English.
Thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, awarded in 2024 to Dr. Denis Mukwege, we are able to launch this project to assist vulnerable women and children who are victims of armed conflict in eastern South Kivu, specifically in the Kalehe territory.
This will cover the following activities:
- Distribution of hygiene kits and food supplies to 30 vulnerable women and 30 vulnerable children.
- Awareness sessions on reproductive health and hygiene.
- Medical follow-up for beneficiaries.
This project will last 6 months and is organized by our association ICI Belgium and ICI-DRC. Local partners will assist us with on-the-ground implementation.
Monitoring indicators will allow us to objectively assess the impact of this project, which will be useful for replicating the initiative in the future, in Kalehe or elsewhere.
Our team is finalizing the last details of the operational plan.
Restart of the Kalehe construction site
After numerous obstacles and a one-year delay in our construction project, we are pleased to announce that work has resumed.
Our brick press has produced a batch of 2,500 bricks. They have dried and been fired, resulting in a set of sample bricks for the construction of the test wall.
The results are conclusive and have been approved by our architect. An external assessment has reassured us of the quality of our bricks compared to those produced locally.
Everything is falling into place for the construction of the above-ground walls.
Easter for the children of Kivu
In early April, we received a donation of 1,000 euros from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous. The purpose of this donation was to provide an Easter meal for the children of Kivu. The orphans of Kalehe enjoyed an Easter meal. The children of Panzi, meanwhile, will be treated to a special meal at Pentecost, after their school exams, as meals had already been arranged.
This same donor had previously enabled these children to enjoy a Christmas meal in December 2025. We extend our heartfelt thanks to them.
