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Projects
Dina works with projects in the countries of Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Indonesia and India.
Dina center in Goma, Congo
We have built a Dina center in Goma, East-Congo, where 120 young girls live. Most of the girls here are victims of rape and the brutality of war. Those who live here are from two years of age and up. They now have a home, receive medical care and get a proper education through the Dina center.
In the autumn of 2009 the completion process was started for a new school building.
Betsaida center in Goma, Congo
The Betsaida center is for homeless boys and former child soldiers. Around 500 kids from the neighborhood also go to school at the Betsaida center. When the boys get older they will be taught a profession.
Dina center Bukavu, Congo
The Dina Foundation has built a maternity home for young mothers in Bukavu. All 40 of the women living here have been raped, become pregnant and subsequently rejected by their families. The youngest are only around twelve years old. Dina cooperates with the local hospital so the women and girls can get medical and surgical treatment when needed. The Dina center is also functioning as a retreat center where they can be followed up and get help to process all the traumatic experiences they have been through.
Pygmy project / Dina school in Masisi, Congo
The Dina Foundation bought a mountain in Masisi, deep in the forests of East-Congo, where a pygmy establishment has been made. They have been vulnerable to persecution, chased from their homes and even killed by several other groups in the area. Hundreds of pygmy families now have a safe home on the mountain. Over 300 pygmy children go to the school driven by the Dina Foundation.
Aril center, Goma
This is the Dina Foundation’s center in Goma, East-Congo, which helps the persecuted pygmies who have fled the forests and moved to the city. The children go to school here and the adults learn a profession and are followed-up so they can function well in their new society.
Dina school in Gitega, Burundi
The Dina Foundation built a school for 450 elementary school students in the town of Gitega, Burundi. After decades of ethnic conflicts the government in Burundi specifically makes an effort to help build enough schools to give the new generation proper education for the future.
Dina Foundation HIV/AIDS project in Kigali, Rwanda
The Dina Foundation supports people with HIV/Aids living in Rwanda, with life-prolonging medicine and care. This project is especially important to the children whose parents have Aids. If the parents live until the children are grown-ups the kids will avoid living on the streets as homeless orphans.
Dina Peace Foundation
The Dina Foundation is active in the peace process in the Congo by mediating in the conflicts between battle groups. In 2009, The Dina Foundation had a number of peace conferences in eastern Congo where rebel leaders, church leaders and government representatives were invited to meet with each other for the first time.
The Dina Peace Foundation has its headquarters in the capital city of Kinshasa and works closely with the country's authorities. The Foundation also has close contacts with authorities in other countries in the region in addition to the Norwegian authorities for peace and stability in the region.
Dina clinic in Sidaorjo, Indonesia
In the autumn of 2009 The Dina Foundation opened a clinic in Sidaorjo, a city in East-Java in Indonesia. This clinic is treating the victims of a natural disaster in the area. In 2006 a toxic mixture of mud and gas gushed up from the ground, and thousands of people had to flee from their homes. Three years later the toxic gas is still being released from the ground, and many people have developed pulmonary diseases after inhaling this gas. The clinic is giving people necessary treatment.
Future projects
The Dina Foundation always strives to develop new projects to help the people in East- Congo and Burundi. New buildings are being built, property is being bought and help centers established. In mai we will build a new school building for 500 students in Burundi.
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