Congo is more than forest roads and oil ports, it is children facing exclusion, poverty, and unhealed memories while reaching for identity and school. From Likouala to Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire, their needs are specific and human; we are here to keep them seen and supported.
Behind the Republic of the Congo’s rich culture and oil wealth lies a quieter reality — where many children still face poverty, neglect, and marginalization. Indigenous children and those in post-conflict zones are especially vulnerable. These are the three most urgent challenges:
Children from Indigenous Batwa (Pygmy) groups often face systemic exclusion from schools, healthcare, and birth registration. Many live in deep poverty, silenced by stigma and denied basic rights.
In informal settlements, many children grow up without stable homes, guardianship, or access to education. They are vulnerable to street life, exploitation, and malnutrition.
Years of armed conflict left scars on communities. Many children who witnessed violence or lost family still live without trauma care or emotional support.
In Batwa settlements where services rarely arrive, CAD-Mali registers births, teaches in mobile classrooms, and translates systems into language families can trust. Educators travel with chiefs’ support; they help parents understand forms; they help children write their names and hear them read aloud. Health outreach pairs with lessons so attendance can hold; school enrollment follows registration; dignity follows both. The approach is patient and respectful; it protects culture while opening doors. A child once invisible to the state becomes counted, expected, enrolled. That shift changes how a village greets tomorrow.
In Brazzaville’s poorest neighborhoods, volunteers serve meals, offer tutoring, and keep watch for harm that hides in crowded rooms. Street outreach finds children sleeping rough; shelters provide beds and quiet; counselors steady emotions that made school impossible. Caseworkers reunite families when safe; when not, care homes protect stability; teachers coordinate catch up classes and exam prep. The rhythm is simple: food, rest, learning, follow up; progress is measured in calmer mornings and regular attendance. Children who lived by improvisation begin to plan; safety stops being rare. The city learns how solidarity looks in practice.
Mobile teams set up beside village squares; interpreters and chiefs welcomed families; paperwork moved from rumor to reality. Children received certificates; parents received explanations and copies; school enrollment desks opened nearby for immediate next steps. The moment of hearing a name read from an official page carried weight; joy mixed with relief; protection became more likely. The drive brought children into view of services and law; it turned recognition into routine. A document became a door.
A new building opened with dorms, a classroom, and an art room where drawings spoke before words did. Staff trained in trauma care set a steady schedule; tutors guided lessons; kitchens served meals that made afternoons possible. Outreach teams brought in children who had avoided institutions; trust formed around consistency and kindness. Some reunited with relatives; others found longer care; all found respect. The expansion added beds, but it added something larger: a place where childhood can return.
National network supporting orphanages across Congo with holistic child care.
Operates long‑term programs in Brazzaville and Pointe‑Noire supporting vulnerable urban girls through multidisciplinary care—from street outreach and shelters to education, vocational training, health services, and legal empowerment.
Protects endangered wildlife and ecosystems in Congo through conservation, research, and community engagement.
Promotes biodiversity conservation and sustainable development through ecological protection and education.
Empowers youth and vulnerable populations through education, leadership training, and advocacy.