Video - Andrew Mitchell in Congo

DRC Blog | 18th October 2007 | Democratic Republic of Congo

Shadow Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell joins us in Congo to discuss our work with children living and working on the streets. Watch the video here.

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Playstations, guinea pigs and septic tanks

DRC Blog | 19th November 2007 | Democratic Republic of Congo

War Child's field director in Democratic Republic of Congo learns that septic tanks and Playstations are vital tools for progress for children who live and work on the streets in Kinshasa.

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Poverty on the steets of Kinshasa

DRC Blog | 26th February 2008 | Democratic Republic of Congo

Poverty is a daily struggle for thousands of people living in Kinshasa and our field director in Democratic Republic of Congo ses it every day. In her regular blog she talks about the challenge of working in these difficult conditions and the glimmers of hope along the way.

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Street Life (Part 1)

DRC Blog | 27th March 2008 | Democratic Republic of Congo

War Child's CEO Mark Waddington has travelled to DRC to report back on our work with children living on the streets there. In the first of several blogs from him he meets Delphin and Anna, two girls recently referred to one of our centres for street children.

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Street Life (Part 2)

DRC Blog | 31st March 2008 | Democratic Republic of Congo

In the second of his reports from Democratic Republic of Congo War Child's CEO Mark Waddington reports on how our centres for street children operate and how children are getting involved in their management.

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Nobility, corruption and conflict in the heart of Congo

DRC Blog | 7th April 2008 | Democratic Republic of Congo

In the last of his blogs from Democratic Republic of Congo War Child's CEO Mark Waddington looks at life in the capital Kinshasa and the war that has left it severely impoverished.

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