After we finished the c o n s t r u c t i o n work of our Health Center in Mushapo at the beginning of 2017, we found out that major fighting erupted in the province Kasai. Since …Continue reading →
The situation in Kasai, the province where our school in Mushapo is located, continues to be overshadowed by terrible reports. It is difficult to describe the exact facts and background of this humanitarian catastrophe, but the following can be said …Continue reading →
Mushapo News The situation in the Kasai provinces, where our school is situated, has changed a lot. In this formerly peaceful region, late last year fighting erupted between the followers of Chief Kamuina Nsapu and government forces, causing hundreds of …Continue reading →
Because of the internal conflict in Congo due to the elections, Wolfgang had to postpone his trip to Kinshasa until the beginning of February. Things have calmed down now and he settled in well with our friends, family Munshi, from …Continue reading →
Wolfgang at a meeting with BBK Asbl Developpement in discussion about the joint construction of an agricultural school in MABALA/NIOKI that was talked about in 2016. You see him here with Gilbert (ADH) and Blaise(BBK) and other members of BBK.
Aus gegebenem Anlass möchten wir Sie über die aktuelle Situation in der D. R. Kongo mit Nachrichten versorgen und raten Ihnen zu folgendem Link der deutschen Botschaft in Kinshasa zu gehen und sich dort zu informieren. http://www.kinshasa.diplo.de/Vertretung/kinshasa/de/Startseite.html PS: Letzte Meldung; …Continue reading →
First trip to Congo this year. At the beginning of February Wolfgang arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo. There is a lot on his busy schedule: meetings with the ADH members, considering and planning of the new project and a trip to the bush in order to visit our school in Mushapo.
In February, Wolfgang’s eldest daughter, Angela, came for one month to Congo and went with him to Mushapo. The children enjoyed her youthful and fun approach and had a wonderful time dancing, singing and interacting with her. We brought two sets of soccer jerseys from Germany for them which they appreciated a lot.
Here is the latest news about our school project: Schooling: This school year the number of students in our Primary School increased to 275 boys and 202 girls, together 477. Our Secondary School population also grew, now 53 boys and …Continue reading →
All our 32 students from the 6th grade passed the final exams at the end of the last school year. This is a big success for the school and proves that our teachers and director are doing a good job. The official name of …Continue reading →
Unser neuestes Video: Da Angela, Wolfgangs älteste Tochter, bei unserem Projekt im Kongo mitarbeiten möchte, wollte sie die Situation vor Ort aus erster Hand kennenlernen und begleitete Wolfgang auf seiner Reise. An dieser typischen “Tankstelle”, wurden die Motorräder vor unserer …Continue reading →
Our manager Jean is still in Kinshasa and went to another hospital to see what can be done to help him withhis diabetes. He doesn’t feel ready to return to Mushapo as there it will be very difficult to follow his new diet. He is in regular …Continue reading →
The school in Mushapo continues to run well, but since our manager Jean got diabetes and went to Kinshasa for treatment five months ago, the construction work has been going very slow. We hope that his health will soon improve and stabilize …Continue reading →
The many preparations and travels to two different project sites in the bush in Congo kept me so busy last month that I only found time to write after I arrived in Europe. My eldest daughter, Angela, arrived in early …Continue reading →
In this update you can read what happened on my trip to Kinshasa in the beginning of January. Dear Andre and his family took me into their house for which I am very thankful as they take really good care of …Continue reading →
[Sorry, no English verion available] 07.03.2015: Avec la promotion d’initiatives à la base au niveau local, l’Ambassade d’Allemagne à Kinshasa continue à soutenir la population congolaise et atteint aussi des projets réalisés dans les régions éloignées. Les trajets pour les …Continue reading →
We want to help the people of Mushapo and the neighbourhood to secure a better future, and for the children, education is an important key to this. With our school project in the interior of the Congo, we facilitate the …Continue reading →
Vielleicht erinnert Ihr Euch noch an die uns von Oberchef Mungamba bereiteten Schwierigkeiten im letzten Jahr, als er Bestechungsgelder von uns verlangte, bevor wir den Bau unserer Schulgebäude fortsetzen konnten. Nach 8-monatiger Verzögerung …
Since Jean returned to Mushapo, after his holiday in Kinshasa, he had difficulties with the email connection, which is why this report is a bit later than normal. On September 7 at 7:30 am the primary school started with 198 …Continue reading →
Production of new bricks, air-dried Our about 4000 km long tour through Germany was most exciting, exhausting and inspiring. A special “Thank You” to all who gave us so generously room and board on the way. It was a blessing …Continue reading →