Albadi School's new building

"Albadi" is an abbreviation of Aleke Banza Dieto. It comes from the Kikongo,the language spoken in the West of the DRC, in the Lower Congo province. It means: children-ideas-our, that is Our Idea (or project) for the Children, or in other words, Help Children. Albadi is an initiative of Albert and Rose Diluambanzila, who are the Home Parents. Albadi is an orphanage and school that has existed since 2001. In addition to academic studies, the school provides income generating opportunities for the orphans, without which they would not have the means to support themselves when they leave the orphanage.

Our Objectives

• to recreate a framework where the human being is valued by acknowledging the dignity, the freedom, opportunities and the greatness of the children themselves.
• to offer a family environment for the care and education of children and teen-agers.
• to care for children born to parents victims of sexually transmitted diseases (HIV/AIDS).
• to offer vocational training.
• to try and solve educational problems with applied and innovative pedagogy.

Students at the Albadi School

Activities

1. Residential Care Facility
2. Primary Education and Community Space for pre-school activities for children aged 3 to 5
3. Vocational Training Centre: specializations in cutting-sewing, wood work, mechanics
4. Healing by natural plants
5. Agriculture and animal husbandry

Achievements

• The school and orphanage now have viable infrastructure
• This guarantees of the permanence of the institution
• Thanks to support from the International SD Network, in 2007 Albadi was able to increase to 170 the number children attending the school (up from 100 the year before)

Partners
Albadi School and Orphanage is very grateful to our benefactors, such as SD Norway and the Blond Trust for supporting them through work on the school buildings.

Contact:
Albert DILUA MBANZILA,
Quartier 5,
SELE/INKISI at 123 km of Kinshasa,
Lower Congo Province,
Democratic Republic Congo.

Email: albadi_2003@yahoo.fr

Albadi's 2009 annual report