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Upon returning to the Bana Mayele center in Kinshasa, the significant progress was evident compared to our first visit in 2021 when all this was just a dream. In 2022 the construction work was well on its way, the classrooms were just barely furnished and the preparations for our 2023 plans were underway. With the help of SNI and private donors from the Kinshasa community, excellent progress was accomplished:

• The volunteers’ quarters are now fully equipped to comfortably house up to 10 guests.
• The children’s dormitories are furnished with beds, mattresses, and other essentials, operating at 30% capacity, with over 60 children residing fulltime and approximately 100 more coming daily from the neighboring Kimbondo orphanage to participate in kindergarten and extracurricular primary school courses held in the classrooms.
• The sports court at the center facilitates daily activities such as football, basketball, volleyball, and other games.

On the 18th of July 2022, Andrea and Ildiko (SNI board members) along with Dr. Monika Monos (ENT specialist, head and neck surgeon) arrived at the N’Djil International Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.