Straddling the equator, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire and before that the Belgian Congo, is the second largest country in Africa, with land area nearly one quarter that of Canada. Its population is 74 million and the capital city Kinshasa has over 8 million inhabitants. The population is one of the youngest …
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Our family is from the Democratic Republic of Congo. They consist of a single parent mother and her four children. The mother speaks French, a little bit of English and Lingala. She also speaks some Swahili and Mashi. She has experience as a market vendor. The eldest son is 18 years old and also speaks …
The Team for Refugee Action (TRA) was formed in order to raise awareness of the plight of refugees around the world. We seek to further our education and reflection regarding global inequities. Our goal is to sponsor a refugee family and to support the leadership of our youth in this outreach. As we get to better …
Action Réfugiés Montréal is . . . a non-profit, faith-inspired organization that seeks justice for refugees. Our work is carried out in the spirit of Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that states “Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.” Since we were founded …
