Every child deserves a place to belong.

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We help young people learn by doing, observing, researching, analyzing, and participating in community service and reflection to become leaders in their community.

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Applied Research: The Club of Leaders

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Malembe Rise has been serving the Democratic Republic of Congo for twenty years. The Club of Leaders is a purposeful and unique, interactive model that has been researched, analyzed, and refined over the years.  

There is broad support for The Club of Leaders in the DRC. Your support has helped us adapt and translate more than ten years of curriculum research into an applied model that is experiencing rapid growth. Since no other organization in Kinshasa has a youth program like the Club of Leaders, we are experiencing enthusiastic acceptance among our Kinshasa stakeholders.

Malembe Rise intentionally aligns the Club of Leaders model to integrate with the national curriculum. Focusing on interventions that support the three programmatic pillars: equitable access in safe and protective learning environments; retention of conflict-affected children in basic education; and, provision of minimum quality education in crises.

Unlock potential. Create opportunity. Make a difference.

Your gift helps provide educational support essential to children and families made vulnerable by the conflict.