The Project

When traveling from the U.S. to DRC to visit the education project she spearheaded along with AMCAV's director, Bernadette (bottom-right), Annette selected other team members including Congolese activist Neema Namadamu (bottom-left), Jean-Jacques De Christ Nganya of Pax Christi Uvira (top-center, right), a translator, a driver, and a photographer-videographer.	At the first of the three schools supported by the project, Annette chose as her emphasis interviews with several of the students.	Has Your Life Changed? Annette wanted to hear how attending school changed the kids' lives. They were happy to be in school, yes; but their lives had not changed, they reported. They remained hungry. The schools do not have an easy way to offer food, and the AMCAV program cannot afford to finance it.
		Grateful Mothers Smiles of gratitude greeted Annette at all 3 of the community schools she visited. They realize what a difference the project makes in the lives of their children.
	Annette Is Honored The presentation included songs and dances with lyrics honoring Annette, as well as speeches from parents, students, and the principal. See a video segment from the drop-down of this page.	Gratitude and Needs Parents and the principal were very grateful for what the program brought them but also appealed for many other needs that the program cannot finance.
Hear him in the 2d segment of the Vijana video.	As a member of the stigmatized albino minority, Gertride was too ashamed to show her face when the program began in 2011. In 2013, her confidence had increased and she smiled openly with Annette.	The Most Exhuberant Welcome Rwenena is the most poverty-stricken community of the project's three schools. See a video segment from the drop-down menu of this page.
	His speech is at the bottom of this page.
	The Only Place to Write
One asks for their income-generating mill to be replaced or repaired; another, for a solution to dire health-care needs, including deaths from maternal health complications.
Two of the Clinic's Interior Rooms The clinic features a receiving room, an examining room, a sick bed room, and a supply room.

1. Photo Essay

Click through our photo essay to see the project in action on the ground in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. It begins with the in-person meeting of the two project leaders and "Team Annette" and their travels to the three school communities.

2. The Principal's Speech

Learn more about the principal of Rwenena Primary School in our photo essay, then play this video.

You can also play related videos from subpages under the drop-down menu of this page.

At the first of the three schools supported by the project, Annette chose as her emphasis interviews with several of the students.

Has Your Life Changed?

Annette wanted to hear how attending school changed the kids' lives. They were happy to be in school, yes; but their lives had not changed, they reported. They remained hungry. The schools do not have an easy way to offer food, and the AMCAV program cannot afford to finance it.

Grateful Mothers

Smiles of gratitude greeted Annette at all 3 of the community schools she visited. They realize what a difference the project makes in the lives of their children.

Annette Is Honored

The presentation included songs and dances with lyrics honoring Annette, as well as speeches from parents, students, and the principal. See a video segment from the drop-down of this page.

Gratitude and Needs

Parents and the principal were very grateful for what the program brought them but also appealed for many other needs that the program cannot finance.

Hear him in the 2d segment of the Vijana video.

As a member of the stigmatized albino minority, Gertride was too ashamed to show her face when the program began in 2011. In 2013, her confidence had increased and she smiled openly with Annette.

The Most Exhuberant Welcome

Rwenena is the most poverty-stricken community of the project's three schools. See a video segment from the drop-down menu of this page.

His speech is at the bottom of this page.

The Only Place to Write

One asks for their income-generating mill to be replaced or repaired; another, for a solution to dire health-care needs, including deaths from maternal health complications.

Two of the Clinic's Interior Rooms

The clinic features a receiving room, an examining room, a sick bed room, and a supply room.