Kalebuka, Democratic Republic of the Congo

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Voss Foundation has built a well at the Georges Malaika Foundation’s first all-girls school, providing access to pure, clean drinking water to the school and surrounding village.

Please see our blog for photos of the completed well.

The Georges Malaika Foundation (GMF) is dedicated to the advancement of African communities by providing educational opportunities to young girls, aged 5 to 18. Its vision is to mobilize the resources necessary to overcome the insurmountable obstacles a young girl faces to obtain an education in the Democratic Republic of Congo. GMF will provide assistance that paves the way for opportunity, generates greater choice and empowers girls to make informed decisions. GMF endeavors to permanently alter the cycle of illiteracy and poverty within the D.R. Congo.

Democratic Republic of the Congo has one of the lowest rates of primary school completion. GMF is dedicated to solving this education crisis. One of their projects includes building a school for girls with an initial capacity of 100 students and a final capacity of 325, in the village of Kalebuka in the Katanga province, where no school district currently exists.

Voss Foundation’s well on-site serves as the only source of water for the school. Without fresh water, the school would not be able to operate.

Throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, girls are forced to abandon schooling to spend their days helping their mothers fetch water. Together the Voss Foundation and GMF can provide the local community with access to both clean water and education.