The 2025 Spirit of Congo event is just six weeks away! Join us to celebrate a lively evening with African music, drumming and dance performances by our friends from New Hope Revival at the annual Congo Peace fundraiser!

Join us for Spirit of Congo: A Night of Hope for a night of inspiration, stories and celebration. With your help we are making a profound difference in the lives of young Congolese youth and families. Tickets are on sale now - join us Saturday October 18th!

Congo Peace invites you to Spirit of Congo 2025 to celebrate and raise funds to break the chronic cycle of poverty and violence in East Congo. Experience a joy-filled evening showcasing the amazing work being done despite current challenges and ongoing conflict. The program will feature African music, dinner, silent auction, and testimonies from our Congolese brothers and sisters.

As you may have heard in recent news reports, the M23 militia group now occupy Bukavu. The conflict continues, but our New Hope Reconciliation Center staff is committed to staying the course and are ready to open New Hope Academy as soon as the situation allows. The teachers are hired, students selected, and everyone is waiting to start...

We are saddened to learn of continued attacks on the villagers of Minembwe in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).  Many have died and have been injured.  People are fearful and fleeing their homes.  Families have been separated. Over 200 villagers from many tribes have been taking refuge in the New Hope Reconciliation Center (NHRC) Community Center.  Villagers are gathering together...

Our Congolese partners at New Hope Reconciliation Center (NHRC) are so thankful for your generosity that they have created a special video message to express their gratitude to you directly. Take a look as they show the newly-completed New Hope Academy* opening in January 2025 to our inaugural class of students! On behalf of the Congo Peace Board of Directors, I also want to thank you for your generous donations. Your support is enabling us to fund...

We are so close! And yet we still have much to do in the South Kivu region of Congo! With your support and contributions (over $120,000 last year), our Congolese partners at New Hope Reconciliation Center (NHRC) have begun construction on the New Hope Academy in the regional capital of Bukavu. The first story is substantially complete; we plan to open the doors this fall!

We hope you enjoyed learning about how much has been accomplished in the South Kivu area and how Congo Peace is supporting ongoing reconciliation work. But there is still much work to do! The people of the Congo need your prayers, advocacy, and volunteer skills, as well as your donations...