Orphan's Needs

These are our orphans and their stories

A message of a young girl (orphan from Muyisa Primary school). Her mother died after being violated by more than 10 persons. There was no medical center in the neighbouring.
“I am pleading for women, our mothers who have no power to fight violators. I ask other women who are living in peaceful countries to stand up and help us against violence, war, insecurity. The situation is pityful here in the villages located in the forest surrounding the Tayna Gorilla Reserve : 12000 violated women, 4000 widows and 17000 widowers. Please, bring us peace, good hospitals, clean water, good food, good lodging, good schools, good clothes and modern agriculture”.

There are many reasons these children are alone, some are listed below:

1 Child parents died from illness
1 Child parents died from illness and lack of medecine
2 Children parents killed during the war
8 Children from another area running away from war
17 Street boys
17 more War Orphans

1 child always ill and lack of medecine
3 children Father killed and house burnt during the war period
2 children Father burnt in his house during the war
7 children Father killed during the war
17 children Father killed during the war period
1 child Father killed during the war period burnt in his house
2 children Father died from illness
2 children Father killed in his farm
2 children Father orphan, father killed during the war

35 more children Parents were killed during the war

2 children his father dispeared during the war period
1 child his mother died during the war. He is from a far off place
running away from the war
1 child his mother was violated and killed during the war
2 children his parents died during the war
1 child his parents died from illness
2 children his parents died from illness
1 more child his Father died during the war
2 more children his Mother died of illness
1 child Mother was found died in her house
4 children Mother was killed and violated during the war
1 child Orphan of mother who was killed and violated during the
war in her farm

3 children abandonned. No one cares of her
1 child her father dispeared during the war period
1 child her father's head was cut during the war period
1 child her father's head was cut when he was back from home
during the war period
1 child her her parents were killed during the war, she was found
wondering
1 child her mother wad died in a drowning
1 child her parents died during the war
3 children she is from another area running away from war

Ages of these children range from a few who are 16 years old down to a few at 11 months old. The largest age groups seem to be from 6 or 7 to 10 or 11 years old.

These children have suffered through war, seen things no one should see, know hunger, fear and pain.

Pierre and the people at Tayna have decided to help them. But they need help.

Pierre, the father of six, who owns niethier a home nor a car, knew that if these children were to have a future they must have an education. He spent all of his $20,000 Conservation Award, building the Muyisa Primary School where the children are taught the DRC Cirriuculum and English.

These children are getting an education but need a home. Many sleep in neighboring villages, the schoolhouse, with other families while many are on their own, they have no home. Some sleep in the jungle.

We need funding and help to feed these children as well as provide them medical care, clothing, shelter, beds and all the things growing children need.