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kimbilious
Feb 212 min read
There's nothing better than a great teacher
There is a Japanese proverb that says, "Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher." Case in point:...
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kimbilious
Feb 71 min read
Making a difference: our UK-based volunteer sewers
If you've been to events at which we've tabled in England, or shopped on our Etsy site, you are no doubt familiar with the delightful...
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kimbilious
Oct 11, 20242 min read
Connecting on the streets
The Kimbilio team just spent a day of outreach in the local open air markets, reaching out to the children who live there. This is a...
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kimbilious
Sep 14, 20241 min read
Congrats to Kimbilio's latest sewing school graduates!
This week, Kimbilio celebrated the graduation of four more women from one of our two sewing schools. Photos are from the graduation...
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kimbilious
Sep 8, 20241 min read
School is in session
The Kimbilio Mapendo School is back in action. Week one of the 2024-25 academic year has been completed. We hope you enjoy seeing a few...
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kimbilious
Aug 16, 20241 min read
Charlotte heads home!
Kimbilio found eleven year old Charlotte living on the streets a few weeks ago. She is from the urban Kampemba district of Lubumbashi....
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kimbilious
Aug 2, 20242 min read
Combatting Period Poverty
In July, we partnered with Days for Girls UK to provide reusable sanitary pad kits and menstruation education to the girls residing at...
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kimbilious
Jul 25, 20241 min read
Irène is home in Kalemie!
The Kimbilio team accompanied Irène to the airport earlier this week for her flight home to Kalemie. Kalemie is a city of about 150,000,...
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kimbilious
Jul 19, 20241 min read
Measuring our impact
Kimbilio has achieved so much for street children in Lubumbashi, and yet there's so much more to do. It's motivating to take stock of...
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kimbilious
Jul 15, 20241 min read
Family health follow-up
In April, we introduced you to Vicky, a 14 year old girl who returned to her biological family after a long time with Kimbilio. Last...
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kimbilious
Jul 6, 20242 min read
Congratulations to our Graduates!
We celebrated the end of the school year on July 2 for the more than 300 students at Kimbilio's school. And...drum roll...we're...
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kimbilious
Jun 30, 20241 min read
Meet one of Kimbilio's extraordinary local team members
Elisee is a social worker on staff at Kimbilio. He is magical with children. During his studies in Psychology at the University of...
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kimbilious
Jun 22, 20241 min read
Field trip to the Musée National de Lubumbashi
A group of Kimbilio's secondary school students spent the day at the museum for a guided tour. In the DR Congo, primary, secondary and...
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kimbilious
Jun 16, 20241 min read
Fatou is home
Fifteen year old Fatou has returned home to her biological family in Fungurume after 2 years with Kimbilio. Fungurume is a cobalt and...
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kimbilious
Jun 1, 20241 min read
Congratulations, Gloire!
Sixteen year old Gloire has graduated from vocational training in welding! Gloire has lived in Kimbilio's transit house for boys since...
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kimbilious
May 19, 20241 min read
A Glorious Day of Dance and More
Twelve girls from Kimbilio had the wonderful opportunity to spend a day with their peers at AFEEL, the English-speaking school in...
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kimbilious
May 13, 20241 min read
Gloria rejoins her family!
Fourteen year old Gloria is living with her biological family again! She had left her maternal aunt's house because of mistreatment, and...
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kimbilious
May 6, 20241 min read
Former Street Child Attends University
Pascal came to Kimbilio as an orphan when he was 8 years old. With his parents gone, he had ended up on the streets for two years after...
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kimbilious
Apr 29, 20241 min read
Teen Girl Reunited with her Biological Family
Vicky, the oldest of seven children, is 14 years old. Her father is not alive and her mother and the children have been living in...
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