Urgent Appeal: Help Save Baby Grace – A 12-Week-Old Orphan in Goma, DRC

 A 12-week-old baby girl in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, is fighting for her life after a tragedy that no child should ever face.

Teacher Eric Mupika holding the orphaned baby Grace in DRC

Baby Grace lost both her parents just weeks ago when they were shot and killed in ongoing violence in the region. Now orphaned at only three months old, she depends entirely on the kindness and compassion of others for survival.

Grace is currently under the care of Eric Mupika, a respected senior member of Rotaract Université de Goma and a Healing Circle Work teacher in Africa. Eric has stepped forward to ensure that this vulnerable child receives immediate care, protection, and basic necessities.

From Australia, humanitarian volunteer Helen Stokes has joined efforts to raise emergency funds to support Grace’s urgent needs.

Why Immediate Help Is Needed

At just 12 weeks old, Baby Grace requires:

Infant formula milk

Essential medicines and medical injections

Basic healthcare monitoring

Safe shelter and daily care

Without consistent nutrition and medical attention, a baby this young is at serious risk. In a region already facing instability and limited healthcare resources, access to baby formula and medicine can mean the difference between life and death.

Transparency and Accountability

Funds raised will be managed on the ground by Eric Mupika in Goma to ensure:

Purchase of baby formula and nutritional support

Medical consultations and prescribed treatments

Emergency healthcare needs

Helen Stokes, who has worked alongside Eric for over five years, is coordinating support efforts from Australia to ensure safe and accountable assistance reaches Baby Grace.

A Call for Compassion

Grace is described as a beautiful, gentle baby who now depends entirely on community care. No child should begin life with such loss. Yet through collective compassion, her story can change.

This is an appeal not only for financial assistance but for shared humanity.

If you are in Australia and willing to support or learn more about how to assist, please reach out:

WhatsApp (Australia): Helen Stokes – +61 477 999 500

You may also connect directly with:

Eric Mupika on Facebook

Healing Circle DRC

Every contribution, no matter how small, can help provide milk, medicine, and hope.

Together, we can give Baby Grace a fighting chance at life.

God bless you for caring.

For inquiries more information contact Enviro Agri Media Africa on Facebook or through our Contact Us tab on the website! 

WhatsApp Number +27651895839

A MEMORABLE EASTER FOR NAKIVALE CHILDREN

 

Elbag and the happy children celebrating Easter

The 2022 Easter holiday celebrations for children and adults living in the Nakivale Resettlement district have been made  memorable as the youth leadership in that area prepared food and entertainment for them

Elie Nuru Elbag a young and vibrant leader who runs the One Can Bakery made some delicious cookies for the kids.

Cookie parcels for each child

Easter is the time to share our love and compassion for each other as Jesus Christ did for the world when he gave up His life for the redemption of our sins.

Also read :Christmas Food Parcels For the less Privileged 

Writing on her Facebook Page Helen Stokes a key member and consultant of the Australia with Africa thanked  One Can Bakery for the amazing job they did for the little children. 

A free live concert was also organized and resident super star and reggae sensation Pat Sabag performed alongside El Consolato,Super and  Anderson.

A fired up Pat Sabag never disappointed as he gave us an electrifying performance 

To watch Pat Sabag's live performances please visit https://www.facebook.com/978072095591332/posts/5225489990849500/?app=fbl

or follow him on YouTube https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9M_rnK6fDnc

Indeed it was an Easter to remember!!

NAKIVALE PERMACULTURE TRAINING PROGRAMME AT AN ADVANCED STAGE

 

Permaculture food production

Plans to equip a group of community leaders in the Nakivale Refugee Resettlement  area with Permaculture knowledge are at an advanced stage.

The training course is scheduled to commence on the 31st April to the 4th of May 2022 and will be attended by a number of young community leaders from the refugee community.

Permaculture courses are very essential for the Nakivale communities as they will gradually assist in food sustainability which is key to smooth running of schools that we recently wrote about in our previous articles.

Read:Refugees Cry For Humanitarian Help

Also read:War Could Not Stop His Dreams: The Story of Mugisha Namwanga

Lives of women, children and almost everyone in the camp has become so unbearable with the cost of living going up every day.

This comes as the UN is reported to have reduced the monthly ration for refugees to 13 000 Ugandan Shilling or US $3.50

Facilitated by trainers from Congo and the DRC , The training aims at empowering refugee communities with organic food production skills-reverting back to our African tradition of producing food without chemicals and fertilizers which are a health and environmental hazard.

Poteint Oliver Mayange, one of the members tasked with the planning of this training course said they were in need of the following

Theory /Class Training: We need A tent, Plastic Chairs,flip flops or board markers, note books and pens

Field Work (Practical part of the course): We need a piece of land, Hoes, Water Sprayers/Sprinklers, Jerry Cans, Ropes, Hammers and Nails.

Trainers will bring seeds whilst community members and trainees will have to provide organic manure in form of food waste like banana peels and leaves, egg shells, animal waste like cow dung, rabbit and goat droppings and so on.

The demonstration piece of land will be looked after by the trainees and will work as a prototype that will inspire fellow community members to start similar projects for self reliance and sustainable food production.

The project will result in a boost in food crop production and breeding of chicken, rabbits and goats in the Nakivale Refugee Settlement.

Advocate for Equality and Coordinator  for Australia with Africa who is helping with planning this permaculture training Australian based Human Rights Activist and Consultant Helen Stokes popularly known by the Nakivale Community as Sisii Helen told this publication that she managed to secure some resources needed to get the training started.

For the training course, more organizers are appealing for assistance in any form be it provision of the items listed above or financial assistance.

Helen Stokes can be contacted on the following contact details

Email:stokesh17@gmail.com

Phone:0477999500 (Australia)