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Baraka Victory Centre is endeavoring to assist  the hospitals in eastern Congo.

Ongoing humanitarian crises along with chronic under-funding and lack of resources has left hospitals in the Fizi Zone without capacity to adequately serve the 405 255 inhabitants of the Zone. The Centre de Santé Mshimbakye and Nundu Deaconess Hospital serve a large population, with few resources and little assistance.

 

The challenges in the Fizi Zone are many.

The local population is in great need of medical care after decades of violent conflict and medical neglect due to a lack of access to health care services. Furthermore, the hospitals in the zone have not escaped the conflict unharmed either. Pillaging and theft has further depleted the hospital’s stocks of medications and left them without the ability to respond and provide sufficient care for patients and localities at large.

 

During a recent trip out to the communities where Baraka Victory Centre operates, BVC spent time touring the Centre de Santé Mshimbakye and Nundu Deaconess Hopsital in order to better understand the challenges that they are facing and explore possible areas of contribution.

Centre de Santé Mshimbakye

In Mshimbakye, the lack of equipment to provide care with has become dire.  The centre in Mshimbakye has had to reduce it’s services to providing Malaria treatment and care for simple ailments such as headaches and stomachaches. Any illness more severe or complicated is referred to Médecins Sans Frontières. 

 

Mshimbakye also has a Maternity Centre that consists of only one bed. There is no real alternative for local women so the Maternity room is used as is, without equipment.

Nundu Deaconess Hospital

Nundu has struggled to recover after pillaging. Equipment and funds for medication continue to be the most pertinent needs as Nundu Deaconess Hospital continues to serve the population as best as it is able.

Baraka Victory Centre is committed to walking with the Centre de Santé Mshimbakye and Nundu Deaconess Hospital as they seek to provide care and treatment to the population of the Fizi Zone under extreme and desperate circumstances. We invite organizations, corporations, and individuals to join our efforts in providing resources and support to these health care centres.

Find below the link to an article that was written on one of Baraka Victory Centre’s founders. It speaks about his passion for helping others and some of what BVC is doing now. The article can be found by clicking on ‘December 2015 New Edinburgh News’ and going to page 19:

http://newedinburgh.ca/2015-editions

 

 

 

We are raising funds that will help to send the many donations collected to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Join us and make a positive impact in the lives of many!

Click here to donate:

https://www.gofundme.com/help-rebuilding-lives-in-drcongo

Baraka Victory Centre is continuing to collect donations at Bridgehead (Beechwood/Putman location). Stop by with your donations and pick up one of our flyers to take a look at what Baraka Victory Centre is working on now!

BVC is raising funds for our first trip to distribute some of the donations we have collected! We would be so grateful if you would follow the link below and help us make a difference in the lives of others!

https://www.gofundme.com/help-rebuilding-lives-in-drcongo

Our livestock income-generation project provides a child with a female goat in order to provide opportunities to gain an income from the goat’s kids which can then be sold to help pay for school fees and other school-related expenses. Contact us if you are interested in donating a goat to a child in need!

Our secretary/treasurer John sharing a goat with a child!

Thank you for visiting our site and thank you for your interest in BVC. You can find information about our organization here, however,  please note that the site is still under-construction and the information on this site is not yet complete.

Thanks!

BVC recently sponsored Amnazo Justine to start her BA studies at Hope Africa University. She started this February, we look forward to supporting her throughout this journey and can’t wait to see all of her accomplishments!

If you are interested in youth sponsorship please contact us for more details.

The Baraka Victory Centre team based in Ottawa, Canada is collecting clothing and shoes, bicycles, household items, electronics and stationary and other goods to donate to those in need. Contact us for more information about the collection. Your help is much appreciated.