History
Bridge for Hope Organization was established again on March 22, 2020, in the belief that orphans’ children deserve care and education like all the children worldwide. These orphans and abandoned children must not be subject to abuse and neglect by society and left behind to live in the streets without food, clothing, medicine, and a proper school. These children on the street are between 3 and 15 years old; they are facing a difficult and miserable life of being in this country where they meet all kinds of disasters, being raped, killed, and many other problems you cannot imagine. We have realized that one way to help those children is to give the shelter and a better future through education so that they may realize their dreams and expectations just like other kids on this earth. While we already started having land to build an orphanage and a school, there are so much work that remains undone, and we need you to do something together to see these children achieve their dreams.
Letter from Founders
From the first day I arrived in Beni, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in 2017, I felt and saw the misery of the people in this region. Every time I went out into the streets, I met little children in tatters and barefoot.
When I asked them their ages, my eyes were so wide open that I couldn’t imagine how a ten-year-old child could look to a six-year-old child; they were malnourished. Surprisingly, these orphaned and abandoned children were aged 3 to 15. A 7-year-old child was dragging his 3-year-old brother. I noticed that they were starving and when I asked them where their parents were, they all told me that their fathers had been killed their mothers had abandoned them because they no longer had the means, and other mothers had died. They had fled their villages because they had been burned. I decided to go out every day with more money and either buy them bread or give them a little money. The same children often followed me to my gate and sometimes they would knock and enter without saying anything. I fed them with tears in my eyes. So, after talking with my husband, I decided to reopen the organization I had started 17 years earlier in the country’s capital, which had operated for a little over 4 years. For almost three years, we helped these street children. Orphans living in dumps, in sewage systems, and on the streets. It was in 2020 that we decided to take her children into our care 100/100. First, we asked four ladies, all single, if they could keep a few children in their homes, of course, they could not refuse because they also benefited from the food and a little money that we gave them each month.
For almost 4 years, three of these ladies each had 4 children, one of them had 3 children and we rented a house from the head of the Beni organization, who looked after 9 children. So, we had a total of 24 children. We also took care of two widows. The youngest of these children was only two weeks old; today, he is three years and a few months old. His mother had died at birth, and no one had come to take him. It was a nurse who learned that there was a woman (a supervisor at the organization) who took care of orphans who went to ask if she could take him; the clinic could no longer keep him. Unfortunately, in November 2024, there were killings in Beni and other cities in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The military and rebels entered homes to kill, rape, and take little boys to take them into the bush where they gave them hemp and forced them to take up arms and go kill. In December 2024, we found it better to move these children to Kalemie (713 km from Beni) where there was peace. It was a very long journey of 6 days, by vehicle, boat, and motorcycle. Our possibilities were limited to moving 24 children. As transportation was too expensive, we were forced to leave 8 children, the youngest, and we plan to move another 3 girls aged 15, 14, and 9. We feared they would be raped. The other children, older boys, stayed with the women who worked for us. Moving is too expensive, and we don’t have the necessary means.
Many children are not in school because of terrorism, wars, and poverty. Five of the eight children we relocated are of school age but were not lucky enough to be admitted to schools since they arrived at the end of December in Kalemie. There was no more room for them. So we decided to hire a teacher to teach them French and math until they are enrolled in schools next school year.
We want to protect the rights of these children and their safety. This is our main mission. Guarantee their rights. First, the right to life, like everyone else’s. Everything we do is to guarantee their rights to life and the protection of children. We want these children’s lives to be better. We want to see these children become potential leaders of the future. We want to see these children develop integrity and values. Values they will one day uphold and become role models for others. Integrity and solidarity are very important values. These children are the future of society, of the nation.
Mandela said: that education is the most powerful weapon that you can use to change the world.
The work we do is truly very important. Especially with these children. We must care about their future. Some care more, others less, but if we can all care together, we could make a difference. Bridge for Hope Organization thank you for your generosity and willingness to help those who cannot help themselves. Once again, thank you and God bless you.
Vision
To bring well deserve care, attention, well-being, social development, and overall education to the children of Beni who are victims of endless war and poverty enduring malnutrition, violence, rape, and diseases. That’s why we are committed to providing them with adequate needs such as shelter, clothing, medical care, food, and other necessities.
We believe that our children are the future of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and their education is important to us so that they can become our biggest contributors to society.
Mission
To help those who cannot help themselves, serve the needy, and share, testifying, and demonstrating God’s love. We strive to bring care to the maltreated and orphans children living in Beni, Nord Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
We believe that our children are the future of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and their education is important to us so that they can become our biggest contributors to society.
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