News from Congo After enduring eight years of a silent war, we have survived a devastating cycle of violence and displacement: our homes burned to the ground by rebel militia, forcing us to flee to the nearby UN base. We established an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp—a temporary settlement to provide shelter and basic services for people who have been forced to flee their homes due...
Read MoreOn the 22nd of January, 2025, STOP collaborated with VLCC Pitampura Beautician's as well as the Nutrition's Teams) for training the Tughlakabad Community women. The former team demonstrated live in front of the audience about the various hair styles and grooming techniques. The latter team focused on training the women on maintaining healthy lifestyles in any situation-whether as homemakers, or as a part of the working...
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Hero Women Rising aims to improve the conditions in which women and adolescent girls live in South Kivu province, eastern D.R. Congo. To achieve this end, Hero Women Rising uses education and technology to amplify women’s voices; teach them to advocate for their rights and for the natural environment; build their economic capacity; and support the development of other community grassroots women’s organizations. Hero Women Rising...
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My dear friends from all around the world, we send you joy, peace and happiness during this season of celebration and reflection. As we approach the end of 2022 we look back on yet another year of wonderous highs and gut-wrenching lows. The area that encompasses our focus on woman and girls is located in an area characterized more benignly as a Red Zone, more definitively as...
Read MoreThe MCN Foundation is a proud partner of SHOFCO, which is currently raising money for 86 students' school expenses. So far, 76 students have been fully funded. If you donate today, your gift will be matched 100%. To donate, please visit The School Fund. With your support, SHOFCO’s Future Education students will have the opportunity to develop into the leaders of tomorrow. Shining Hope for Communities...
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World Mental Health Day is October 10. This is an especially critical year for bringing global awareness to mental health. It has been more than 18 months since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and while life is returning to a sense of normalcy in some areas of the world, others are still experiencing high rates of transmission and hospital admissions. This unusual and unpredictable...
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Every year, more than 700,000 people take their own life, and many more attempt or consider suicide (WHO). This epidemic has affected families, communities, and entire countries throughout the world, and has become the fourth leading cause of death among people ages 15-29. This year on World Suicide Prevention Day, we aim to “Create Hope Through Action”, and bring awareness to the steps we can...
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