Riziki Kazinguvu
Many months passed, and without any income the children were evicted from their small home. Finding a meal each day became their greatest challenge. Without money for school fees, the children were unable to continue their schooling.
Not knowing what would happen, Riziki set out to find her parents in the village. Her mother agreed to return to Keredi, though she didn’t know what could be done. While the other schools wouldn't allow the children to attend without paying, Riziki and Ushindi were allowed to continue their schooling as soon as the ELI Academy heard about their father's accident. They attended classes and received a daily lunch while their mom looked for work.
Hope was restored because of friends like you who support what God is doing through ELI. Riziki’s mother was able to enroll in a sewing/tailoring class that ELI was offering to suffering mothers. After she completed the two-month course, the ELI Congolese staff took up an offering from their own pockets to help her get started. That generous gift of $50 launched her into a business that today is providing her family with food, rent, and even school fees for all of the children! Riziki passionately shared, "We thank God for the good heart that ELI has that let us study even when we couldn’t pay. ELI supported all my family with scholastic materials (bags, books, notebooks, uniforms, pens, and pencils). They showed us love; they visited my dad regularly and prayed for him. Thank you so much. Without you, we couldn’t accomplish much. You are such a great blessing in our lives."
Riziki is now thriving in the sixth grade and is continually one of the top in her class.
She is so grateful for the life skills her mother gained because of your support, and she is hopeful that many more parents will be trained with skills so they can take care of their families as well.
Riziki is one of over 600 children at the ELI Academy in the DR Congo who now has hope and a brighter future. Along with her mother and siblings, Riziki is influencing others and bringing light and hope to their dark world. Thank you for all you’ve done to make Riziki’s story—and so many others’—possible.
Change the Future
Help fill the gap and close the $18k school deficit due to COVID-19.
Empowering The ELI Academy
$150 pays a teacher's salary for 1 month
$550 pays for the School Feeding Program for 1 month
Provide 6 months of empowerment trainings for the parents ($15k is needed).
Empowering the Parents
$100 covers two weeks of a trainer's salary
$240 covers ALL COSTS for 1 parent