Congo Peace School - Action Kivu

Located in Mumosho, a community of villages in eastern Congo 20 km south of Bukavu, the <a href="http://www.actionkivu.org/peace-school/">Congo Peace School </a>is now in its fourth year, going back to school on October 4th, 2021 with 11 grades: 1-6 primary and 1-5 secondary with 
40 students per class, totaling 440 students. With the three classes of preschool students in our partner PILA Global's program, we are almost at our full capacity, which will happen in year 5! With very little access to COVID-19 vaccinations, our staff has done a 
great deal of work to ensure that each student has clean masks, that the
 hand-washing stations are in place, and the space is provided for 
students to socially distance. These are provisions most of the schools 
in the region are not able to offer, and we can only do so because of 
your partnership. This is where YOU come in, getting in on the ground level of this groundbreaking movement! We need your monthly investment, from $3 to $100 or more, to help us staff the school and provide the best learning tools, daily meals, and environment for these kids in Congo to thrive! The Congo Peace School is an amazing facility that not only provides
 impoverished and vulnerable youth with a quality education, but the 
children are also trained in the principles of Kingian non-violence,
 human rights, and social justice. With a trauma-informed pedagogy and 
trained staff, the children receive the emotional support they 
need, as well meals (many children in the region are extremely 
food insecure). After school, they will learn practical, vocational 
lessons in growing organic food and animal husbandry. What do you get for your investment? Right off the bat, as a monthly donor via Patreon, you receive an exclusive once-a-month update straight from Amani, the staff, and the students at the Congo Peace School. Long-term, you’re investing in the world we all want to see – one filled with educated young leaders who are focused on creating peace, who understand that when one suffers, we all suffer. We are all connected, caught up in this tapestry of life. Help us create a more caring, compassionate world by investing in this unique approach to education in Congo. The scope of this need is vast: while we search for sustainable funding, your monthly commitment allows us to open the school and plan for the future. To give you an idea of the need: for every increment of $325 / month ($650, $975), you have paid for another secondary school teacher! (We will eventually need to hire 6.) Every time we reach an additional $300 / month, you have paid for a primary school teacher! For every increment of $12 / month, you have paid for one student's uniform or backpack. The need is great, and we are grateful for your investment and connection to these students, the future peaceful leaders of Congo. Through their Dillon Henry Foundation, Harriet Zaretsky and Steve Henry committed the
 capital to build the Congo Peace School, and with Action Kivu’s 
additional funding and the generous support of the Pour Les Femmes Fund 
and its co-founders, Robin Wright and Karen Fowler, the Congo Peace 
School construction was completed in July 2018. With the generous guardianship of the Dillon Henry Foundation, we realized our Founding Director Amani Matabaro's dream of building this unique school, and now Action Kivu is eager to fill it with books, desks, computers, nutritional meals, teachers, and children! We're funding a full school of 12 grades within five years, and no donation is too small. Please share this campaign! We want to have a massive family supporting these students and this peace movement. Amani Matabaro is the Founding Director of Action Kivu and the co-founder and Executive Director of ABFEC, the local Congolese organization for which Action Kivu, a U.S. based nonprofit, raises funds and awareness to provide the resources for ABFEC’s community-based initiatives that foster equality for women and children in the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC]. The Dillon Henry Foundation [DHF], a U.S. based non-profit, engaged with Amani’s vision of the Congo Peace School, seeing its alignment with their mission to create a worldwide community of individuals who show compassion and are compelled to take personal responsibility to change the world for the better. Thank you for joining us - your investment will change lives, not only of the kids in Congo, but in the world, as the ripple effect of peace-filled people with agency creates more peace! Donations to Action Kivu are tax deductible: Action Kivu, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) charity in the United States. Our EIN is 27-3537799 - Patreon will send you an email confirming your monthly commitment for you to reference for your U.S. taxes. <img src="http://www.actionkivu.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/CPS-rendering-2018-labeled-NO-LOGO-1.jpg">

Free

I want to support the Congo Peace School! $3 or more per month will help us cover some of the costs of school supplies, including $12 / backpack, $15 / uniform, plus access to exclusive content posted here!

Bronze

$30 or more per month provides two daily, nutritious meals for one student. Many children in this region eat only one meal a day, if that. Skipping breakfast is associated with decreased cognitive performance (e.g., alertness, attention, memory, processing of complex visual display, problem solving) among students. (CDC) The Congo Peace School will provide a holistic learning environment, feeding the minds, spirits, and bodies of our students. Access to exclusive content posted here, including a monthly video update!

Silver

Support one student! $55 or more per month pays for one year of school for a student to receive a top-tier, trauma-informed education, complete with after-school vocational training in farming and food security, plus two daily meals, a backpack and a uniform. Access to exclusive content posted here, including a monthly video update!

Gold 

$150 or more per month pays the salary of one of the school cooks (and provides a job to one of the local women in the community) to prepare healthy meals for the students. Our secondary teachers earn $325 / month, if you can commit more! 
 
Food for thought: Action Kivu operates a teaching farm, and will be employing those organic farming lessons to the land around the Peace School, with the aim to eat off the land in a sustainable way. Access to exclusive videos and photos posted here!

Platinum

$2200 pays for one month of a classroom’s total costs (a teacher, assistant teacher, supplies, and the support staff of the school). Not able to commit to this monthly? Are you a teacher or student? Part of a book club or group who wants to raise money to give a one time gift? Please visit our website at actionkivu.org/how-you-can-help/ to donate through PayPal, or send a check made out to Action Kivu to 4470 W. Sunset Blvd., Ste. 160, Los Angeles, CA 90027 
 
Be sure to note CPS in your donation and your mailing address. Donors giving $2K or more will receive a holiday card in the mail with a group photo from the students.

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