Hope for Congo: Bring Hope. Change Lives.

Dear Lobiko Community,
 

Every great story has a beginning. Ours began in 2020 alongside the Sanguma Foundation, supporting their children’s center, university, and medical clinic while learning what it takes to make community-based initiatives sustainable.

While we have made tremendous strides in the past year and a half, expanding our partnerships and investing in new local changemakers, today we want to celebrate two powerful transformations: the new Maternity Ward at Judy Medical Clinic, the Transition Home, and the way your support has turned small initiatives into lasting change.

Looking back reminds us how far we’ve come and gives us hope for what is to come.

With gratitude,

Wilita D. Sanguma
Executive Director

The Maternity Ward

The Roots:
The vision for Judy Medical Clinic began with Sabuli’s desperate walk. After a critically ill infant was turned away, she carried him for miles through the night, feeling hopeless.

“I stopped on the roadside weeping, feeling helpless and hopeless, and held Calib high above my head and offered him to my God, praying that it was up to Him now. I wept.” — Sabuli

That night, she made a promise: if the child lived, she would build a clinic for orphans.

The Start:
With the help of friends and supporters, Judy Medical Clinic opened its doors. For the first time, mothers had a place for prenatal checkups and safe deliveries. 

The Expansion:
Now, the clinic has a brand-new, expanded maternity facility. With more beds and a dedicated wing for high-risk cases, no mother has to be turned away. Judy Medical Clinic has become a regional hub of hope for mothers and newborns.

The Transition Home

The Roots:
The idea of a transitional home grew from the needs we saw as boys and girls in our care reached adulthood. At 18, they were expected to leave, yet many had no safe family to return to, no resources, and no guidance as they stepped into independence.

The Start:
A small rented house became the first transition home. It sheltered a handful of young adults, offering them a safe roof, structure, and mentorship as they navigated high school graduation and their first steps into adult life.

The Expansion:
Today, that seed has grown into a larger, expanded home. With more space, better facilities, and stronger mentorship programs, more young adults are now supported through their transition. What began as a small house is now a foundation for futures.