Bringing Hope and Livelihood Support to Displaced Families.

This week, Program Manager, Fanny, is on the ground in Kasheke, near Bukavu in Eastern DRC, providing livelihood support to forcibly displaced families with children under five years old who continue to face the devastating impacts of conflict and the ongoing Ebola outbreak.

As violence and health emergencies continue to disrupt lives across the region, many families are struggling to meet their most basic needs. Women and young children remain among the most vulnerable, facing food insecurity, loss of income, and limited access to opportunities that can help them rebuild their lives.

Through our livelihood program, families are receiving practical support to strengthen their resilience, restore their sources of income, and improve their ability to care for their children with dignity and hope.

From Struggle to Success

Evelyn, a single mother from Lillambwe Village near Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi, she is living proof of what is possible when women are given the opportunity to succeed.

Over the past three years, through Fountain of Hope Africa’s Livelihood and Economic Empowerment Program, Evelyn received business skills training, financial support, and mentorship. Today, she has grown a successful farming business that combines crop production and livestock farming, generating a sustainable income for her family.

Her earnings now enable her to care for her two children, pay school their fees, and meet her household needs. One of her most remarkable achievements has been building her own house—a dream that once seemed out of reach.

Expanded Digital Learning Opportunities

Courage in crisis time!

Yesterday, Fountain of Hope Africa started the week with hope and new beginnings as we provided small business grants to a new group of young women entrepreneurs from Karisimbi, Goma after successfully completing their business skills training.

At a time when communities in Eastern DRC continue to face worsening humanitarian challenges caused by ongoing conflict, displacement, economic hardship, and the impact of Ebola, many women are struggling daily to provide for their families and rebuild their lives.

These small grants represent more than financial support — they are an opportunity for these young women to restore dignity, create sustainable livelihoods, support their children, and contribute positively to their communities. Through their businesses, they are becoming part of the resilience and recovery that Eastern DRC urgently needs.

The needs remain immense, and many more families are still waiting for opportunities to rebuild their futures with dignity.

A Golden Day of Service

Today, our teams in Goma and Bukavu dedicated their Christmas to delivering food packages to the most vulnerable forcibly displaced families in the zones affected by war. While many celebrated, they chose compassion, solidarity, and hope.

We are deeply greaful to our friends and partners who made this possible.
Full photos from the field are coming soon, stay with us.