"Zero enfants dans la rue"
"Our mission at UFCS is for zero children to be living on the streets of Congo. We know what is right: children should be kept safe and provided a safe place where they can eat, sleep, learn and grow. We share the gospel with these children, so they will know the hope found in the Lord Jesus Christ and His deep love for them." (Gyslaine Mwiisa)
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Currently, we provide meals, schooling, and playtime, as well as medical care when needed, for 190 children in our compound in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo. Most of the children at the orphanage range from 3 to 18 years old and have been living on the streets for most of their lives. They lack access and provision of basic needs like food, clean clothes, and shelter.
62 of our children stay on the compound overnight in our boys and girls dormitories. These children live full-time at UFCS. They go to school, receive meals in the kitchen and play games at UFCS.
130 of our children live on the street and come to us from 8am - 6pm everyday for meals, school and play.
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The children that come to us have been displaced by the wars in Congo. Many have lost parents and family members due to the conflict and have been kicked out of their homes. They have no one to care for them and have been left to fend for themselves.
About Gyslaine Mwiisa
Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo, where UFCS is located, is Gyslaine's hometown. She was displaced by the conflicts in Congo, fleeing to Uganda in 1997 with her family while pregnant with her second child. After living in Kampala, Uganda for 17 years, she immigrated to Buffalo, New York, USA in 2014.
Gyslaine founded UFCS in 2017 to give as many children as possible a chance at life by providing them with basic needs to ensure prosperity, growth and a bright future.
Gyslaine's ​mission in life is to give back to her home country and meet the needs of the displaced children. She herself knows firsthand how the effects of war have destroyed the lives of children and left them defenseless.
A Day at UFCS
8:00 AM
8:30 AM
9:30 AM
1:30 PM
2:30 PM
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5:00 PM
6:00 PM
Children begin arriving from the street. The children who stay overnight at UFCS wake up and get ready for the day.
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Breakfast (prepared by kitchen volunteers)
Schooling
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Break for Lunch
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End of School day, children play games
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Dinner
Children go back to the street. The children who stay at UFCS play games and get ready to sleep.
Our volunteers:
The teachers, kitchen helpers, and all other people at UFCS are volunteers.
