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Thank you for you「 continued partner- amazing things a「e happening! i hope this update encourages you
Ship with Covenant Kids Congo powered Just befo「e ou「 trip, We reCeived the andしeads you to consider how you might

by Worしd Vision. Semiannuaしreport from the fieしd staff COntinue engaging in ou「 partnership in

in November, l had the opportunityto in DR Congo on the fi「st six months of the coming year-Perhaps by hosting
traveしto Karawa, DR Congo, aS Part Of a FY2023. During this time frame, Covenant a Gしobaし6K fo「 your family neighboト

deしegation invited by Covenant Church of Kids Congo supported the Ledia/Ngeme- hood, Or Church. Or maybe it’s hosting a

Congo to celebrate lOO yea「s of the gospeし しina and Karawa a「ea prog「ams (APs) to Celebration Sunday at your chu「ch or a

in Karawa. We we「e joined by muしtipしe integrate their chiしd sponsorship pro- しetter-W「iting party in your home. We hope

gしobaしpersonneしand thousands of Congo- g「amming into community deveしopment you w肌conside「 connecting in some way.
しese Covenante「s from across the region. activities. This inc「eases efficiency across Thank you agaLin for your prayers aLnd

Words cannot exp「ess how wonderfuし PrOgramS and enabしes us to reach the Partne「Ship. Your faithfuしsupport is pro-

it was to ceしebrate with our sisters and most vuしnerabしe children in the area. Viding improved heaしth, education, aCCeSS

brothers in Congo. Our water, Sanitation, and hygiene to cしean wate「 and safe sanitation, eCO-

Whiしe the main purpose of ourvisit (WASH) programming heしped more than nomic empowerment, hope, and a tangibしe

WaS tO Ceしebrate God at work through 16,000 chiしdren access handwashing expression of God’sしove to thousands of

the church, i was aしso abしe to meet with faciしities in schooしs, improving hygiene and Chiしdren and famiしies in the Democ「atic

Worしd Vision staff at the headquarters in reducing the spread of disease. Repubしic of Congo.

Kinshasa as weししas the program staff for Chiしdren’s heaしth is improving as weしl, Merci Mingi,
Gemena (Ledia/Ngemeしina) and Ka「awa- and we are making continued st「ides

truly a highしight of my trip. Pしease contin- towa「d economic empowerment. The

ue to pray forthis team, their families, and number of famiしies invoしved in savings

the fam消es they serve. Because of their g「OuPS, mic「o-しending, and income-

efforts and you「 continued partnership, generating activities is encouraging!


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progrqm. He hαd a請ended the troining
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bene碗from being pcrrt of cr sovings group.
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yo//onde begon dy soving abouでthe
equivo/ent of $2 each week. When her
SaVings reached $20, She Was cJb/e ro
qpply for c=oon from her sovings group.
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to stcJrt O reS亡qurCJn亡, pqy for her chi/d℃
SChoo/ fees, Ond suppo克her pregnant
daughter “77)Crnks to功e scrv/ngs, / do
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he「e are numerous storiesしike Yoししande and her family! We thank God for
丁 the opportunity to come aしongside famiしies as they are empowered to
dream and reaしize those d「eams.
One ofthe bestways to improve theしife ofa c皿d is to promote the fしour-
ishing oftheir family and community. 1n the first six months of FY23, the area
PrOgramS in Gemena and Karawa continued to integrate their chiしd sponsor-
Ship program in垣COmmunity deveしopment activities with the heしp of com-
munity volunteers andしocaしpartners.
When we participate in sponsorship, Chiしdren, their fam帥es, and the g「eat-
er community w肌benefit from interventions in areas such as cしean water,
education, heaしthcare, food resources, and economic deveしopment. A reしa-
tionship is formed with your individuaしchiしd(ren), and donations are pooしed
towa「d criticaしcommunity needs for transformationaしdevelopment.
諺岳D YOU KN⑬W?
Gemena (Ledia AP) is currently the only Area
Program in DRC that pa面cipates in Chosen.
Chosen is the new sponso「ship initiative
Where the chiしd chooses their sponsor. In 2024,
Karawa wiししbe added as a Chosenしocation and
We’re inviting Canadian Covenant churches to be
the first to pa由cipate!
in 2024, a number of churches are scheduしed
to host a Chosen invitation at their church. These
dates incしude January 28, February 18, March lO,
March 24, June 2, July21, and August18. 1fyour
Church wouしdしike to participate, Pしease contact
lyndsey.watso n @covch u rch.org.
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to strive toward economic empowerment
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through productive and 「es冊entしive冊oods,

P「OViding education, heaしthcare, food,

Cしothing, and othe「 essentiaしneeds to nearty

8,OOO vuしnerabしe c岨dren in the program!

In Gemena, 30 tons ofseeds were

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distributed to 432 famiしies fortheir crops
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Othertooしs to heしp fight the growing erosion

in their city. Savings in Transformation

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groups are aしso contributing to increased
economic stab紺ty for fam冊es. 1n the first

Six months of FY23 (this reporting period),

萱鶏も8。,%。。% 〈Pα庇tions 脚67,826i 78 savings groups in Karawa, COaChed by 35

∴ 轟二島: trained fieLd agents, SaVed a totaしof $17,462

and provided $4,763 in microcredit to 7了

househoしds to invest in income-generating

activities. The savings prog「ams in Karawa

13,974cHILDREN 3,(朋)cHiLDRENREGISTERED are just ge咄ng started, Whiしe the programs

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in Gemena have been ongoing for years.
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OVer 60% of whom a「e women, reCeived

financiaしeducation training in partnership

With VisionFund, the nextしeveしof microしoan

access. Through VisionFundしa「gerしoans are

avaiしabしe.
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POrt! These numbers represent reaしwomen

and men, mOmS and dads, Who are being
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empowered to腫themselves out of poverty

and create a safe and sustainableしiveしihood

and income for their famiしies.

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Desks and Dreams
邑醐POWERING COMMUNIT!ES THROuGH EDuCA丁顕0N

he chiしdren at Bokpasi p「imary schooしare excited to receive

丁 new desks! ``Fo「 SeVeraしyears, Our SChool did not have bench-

es for students, and this prevented us from writing we旧n [our]

notebooks. Many students stood on the fしoo自thank Worしd Vision

fo「 this activity? said ll-yea「葛Oしd G「ace, Whoしives in Karawa AP.

Covenant Kids Congo powered by Worしd Vision continues to

WOrk with fam甑es and locaしpartners to imp「ove access to ed-

ucation. Enroししment of eしementary students increased by 2,250

in Gemena (Ledia/Ngemeしina APs) and 293 students in Karawa

during the repo巾ng period. Many of the newly enroししed students

During this Reporting Period
Were girしs, a PrOmising sign that attitudes towa「d educating girしs

a「e sh輔ng-thanks to parents, Churchしeaders, and community

members 「aising awa「eness in their communities.
1n Gemena, 50 churchしeaders and 3O parent commi慎ees pro-
moted the importance of education to 5,641 parents. 1n Karawa,
SeVen faithしeaders and 20 parent committee members trained
89O parents on parenting p「actices, C刷dren’s 「ights, and the
ParentS and caregivers in Gemena and
572 Karawa a龍endedしea「ning sessions on
Unしock Literacy, Worしd Vision’s program modeしfo「
teaching foundationaししiteracy sk阻s to six- tO nine-
year-Oしds. The sessions train parents to read with
their chiしdren and engage in their chiしdren’s education

importance of education. at home, SChooし, and in the community.

While education is c葛ear葛y a top priority, it also remains a g「eat
teachers in Gemena and Karawa a壮ended

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need. While a pしetho「a of students are enroししed (SOmetimes more

than 120 students in a cしassroom), thousands more are not. Due training sessions, Where they were equipped

toしarge cしass sizes, teaChers often do not have the capacity to With st「ategies and tooしs to makeしearning fun, C「eative,

foししow up with students individuaしIy which can dec「ease theしeveし and chiしd-Cente「ed.

Ofしeaming students recei聡師CtasS出+2022すreading compre-臆

しocaLly reしevant 「eading materiaしs we「e
hension fo「 third graders in Gemena was 29.8%・ ln Karawa, it was

On母1.9%.
5,500 deveしoped and distributed to more than

3O community reading cしubs in Gemena and Karawa.

Learning basic literacy and numeracy sk岨s is incredibly im-

POrtant and can unしock opportunities for chiLd「en and aduしts in COmmunity冊eracy fac冊ato「s attended
DR Congo. Worしd Vision’s Unlock Literacy prog「am aims to ensure
137 Unしock Literacy communfty action sessions.
Chiしdren in the earty grades of primary schooししeam to read so

they can become active, fしuent reade「s withしifeしongしiteracy 「eading club fac冊tators in Gemena we「e trained

Sk冊s. This program is currently being impしemented in both Ge- 35 in the Youth Ready prQject modeし, Which heしps

mena and Karawa. young peopしe deveしop冊e sk肌s such as decision-

Join us in praying for teachers, Pa「entS, and students aLS they making, Self-management, 「eS出ence, COmmunication,

engage with this program. and pa由cipation in locaL deveしopment pr。jects.

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Covenant Kids Congo is under the umbreししa of Covenant Wor葛d Relief and Development (CWRD). CWRD partners

in a variety of types of community deveしopment prQjects around worしd, incしuding both formaしand informaしeducation

OPPOrtunities for chiしdren in five countries with eight pa直ners. For more information about partnering with CWRD

to provide funding for p「og「amsしike this and more, Visit covchurch.org/cwrd.

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