Africa Foundation

Africa Foundation was created in September 1997 to give humanitarian and social help to the people of the Republic of Congo . The country is located in Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). After coping with the health crisis created by a year long civil war in 1997, where an estimated 800 000 people have been affected and thousands killed, since mid-2000, the Republic of Congo began the slow process of recovery. The country is now developing while some civil unrest continues to broil in DRC . Africa Foundation humanitarian actions are meant to be proactive . We believe in helping others by giving them the means and knowledge they need to progress in their day-to-day lives and create a better future for themselves and their loved ones. Our initial projects consisted in the restoration of clinics and churches. We recently completed the foundation headquarters, including four paillottes. Since november 2005 we take care of twenty orphans assigned to us by the congolese Supreme Court for Chidren . We are currently developing an Artisanal Village in the paillotes where artists and artisans can present their art and savoir-faire as well as teach handiwork to disabled people and youngsters.