{"id":2419,"date":"2025-06-03T14:35:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T14:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ffgovernance.it\/rel_525\/project\/dr-congo-humanitarian-aid-in-goma\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T17:37:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T17:37:34","slug":"dr-congo-humanitarian-aid-in-goma","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/ofmfraternitas.org\/en\/project\/dr-congo-humanitarian-aid-in-goma\/","title":{"rendered":"Humanitarian Aid in Goma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; z_index=&#8221;201&#8243; width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/ofmfraternitas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/25W03-RD-Congo-Goma-Header-1.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;25W03 &#8211; RD Congo &#8211; Goma &#8211; Header.&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;off|30px|30px||&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#6EBFD1&#8243; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; box_shadow_blur=&#8221;10px&#8221; box_shadow_spread=&#8221;-10px&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;#6EBFD1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_4,1_4&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;margin: auto;||align-items: center;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Badge geo dinamici&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_heading_font|||on|||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;3vh||||false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_module=&#8221;2849&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ofmfraternitas.org\/en\/project_category\/africa-en\/\" class=\"badge parent\">Africa<\/a> <span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ofmfraternitas.org\/en\/project_category\/d-r-congo-en\/\" class=\"badge child\">D.R. Congo<\/a><br>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#c1272d&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;100px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2vh|2vh|2vh||false|false&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;80px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Humanitarian Aid in Goma<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#6EBFD1&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;2vh||2vh||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||1vh||false|false&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#6EBFD1&#8243; global_module=&#8221;1365&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiVGVtaTogIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InByb2plY3RfdGFnIiwiZW5hYmxlX2h0bWwiOiJvZmYifX0=@[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F1EDEA&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|20px|30px|20px|false|false&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;off|||20px|20px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||20px||false|false&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#6EBFD1&#8243; border_style_bottom=&#8221;dashed&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h6><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ofmfraternitas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/location-project-40px.svg\" width=\"20\" alt=\"location project\" class=\"wp-image-569 alignnone size-full\">  Where:<\/h6>\n<p>Goma, R.D. Congo<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;20px||20px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||20px||false|false&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#6EBFD1&#8243; border_style_bottom=&#8221;dashed&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h6><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ofmfraternitas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/beneficiary-project-40px.svg\" width=\"25\" height=\"0\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-576 alignnone size-full\">  Target audience:<\/h6>\n<p>The most fragile families in the Goma refugee camps.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_6_text_color=&#8221;#6EBFD1&#8243; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h6><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ofmfraternitas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tau-outline-40px-1.svg\" width=\"20\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-586 alignnone size-full\">  Who is following the project?<\/h6>\n<p>The friars of the OFM Province of St. Benedict the African.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_text=&#8221;Donate now&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#F8F9FA&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#C1272D&#8221; button_border_width=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_border_radius=&#8221;6px&#8221; button_icon=&#8221;&#xf4b9;||fa||900&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;3vh||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/dona.ofmfraternitas.org\/eng\/25w01-donate-now-for-the-refugee-camp-in-goma\/&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/ofmfraternitas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/25W03-RD-CONGO-Goma-Contesto-01.jpg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;off|phone&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;10vh||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;5vh|-36px||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;3vh|3vh|20vh|3vh|false|false&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;off|20px|20px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#21839E&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(248,249,250,0.9)&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2vh|2vh|2vh|2vh|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|1vh||1vh|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;off|20px|20px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Background<\/h3>\n<p><span>The Democratic Republic of Congo, the second largest nation on the African continent, has suffered for decades from a condition of political and social instability that undermines the survival of the population itself. 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Congo<\/h3>\n<p><span>The Friars Minor, rooted in Congolese territory for more than a century, are now present in Congo with the provinces of St. Benedict the African and St. Mary of the Angels.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In 2023, friars from the Province of St. Benedict the African initiated a presence in <strong>Goma<\/strong>, a populous and troubled center on the border with Rwanda, for the purpose of <strong>assisting<\/strong> refugees housed in the <strong>14 refugee camps<\/strong> established in the city. 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