In the east of the DR-Congo, on the border to Uganda and Rwanda, the Virunga National Park is located. It stands out for its diversity of animals and its original nature. We consider it particularly important to support such oases of nature in a sustainable and targeted manner, especially such oases of nature. The Swiss foundation "DodoBahati" has been operating in this direction for years and started many projects for animal protection and social life as well. That is why we support education and thus indirectly environmental projects of this foundation financially and personally. "Forest creates future" not only covers parts of costs in some of the projects shown below, but also visits them regularly, to convince themselves of their impact in the sense of the Foundation's "forest creates future" and respect for human rights.
Alvine lives with his family in Rumangabo, attended the primary school in Rumangabo and the secondary school in Goma. Already at the age of 21 he worked with a local animal doctor and acquired knowledge about the rearing and care of small animals. In 2016 he began training as a dog handler with Dr.med.vet Marlene Zähner. In order to drive poverty out of his village, he founded ASDEV, a state, together with forty penniless mothers. recognized association that now has 240 members from five villages. They are completely impoverished families from Rumangabo and the surrounding area.
It all began with the peaching of three small fields of Alvine's private savings. Each of the members had to contribute a bag of beans. After that, everyone, with their own hands, planted the fields. The harvest was rich, three large sacks of beans, one of which was given to the participants, one sack became seed for the next season and one sack was sold. From the proceeds, Alvine bought chickens and guinea pigs, all owned by ASDEV, and began breeding. The guinea pigs are suitable for consumption for children who often suffer from rickets, as the bones can be eaten. Each family got a couple from the chickens. Alvine trained the villagers in care and rearing. The year 2019 brought a setback for the organization. It rained too little, so the harvest failed. The chickens were consumed or stolen out of necessity. The money was used up, the lease of the fields was pending.
During my stay in Rumangabo, we put together some cash for seeds due to Alvine's request. As soon as the seeds were available, the members began to plant. We at "Forest Creates Future" have decided to finance ASDEV a large incubator in order to start the chicken breeding and the associated training again. It is a great pleasure to see how these self-initiativeists develop.
The example of Alvine motivated us to continue to support the school project together with the DodoBahasti Foundation. One of the most important prerequisites is education. A good level of education will help local people to better assess their difficult situations in the future. We want to offer the best possible help to this end. For this reason, WALD SCHAFFEN FUTURE is again contributing to the school costs of the Primary School Rumangabo this year for children whose families cannot afford it, or who no longer have a family at all.
School education on the verge of existence
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has become bitterly poor through many decades of exploitative colonial rule, subsequent dictatorship and subsequent wars. Basic health and education provision is largely maintained by churches, non-governmental organizations and international development work.
