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14/11/2025

Stories from our work in Congo.
Today, we begin planting hope.

Although group therapy with children was already planned, it was the school directors who reached out to us after noticing clear signs of trauma in their students.That says everything about the situation… and about the trust placed in the Mutima team.

Thanks to the support of Mariposa School, we will be able to reach many more children.

Since yesterday, the Mutima Psychosocial Center has begun group psychotherapy sessions with the students of EP Murhanga / Lwiro:

📌 Every Wednesday: group of 25 children
📌 Every Friday: another group of 25 children

Meanwhile, the center continues its routine activities:
psychological care, psychiatric support, and community outreach.

💰 Donate and raise their voice:

📲 Bizum Coopera: 10132
🏦 BBVA Coopera – Development Cooperation:
ES85 0182 3500 2802 0176 5320
🌍 Donate online: https://donorbox.org/tu-corazon-para-el-congo

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Don’t let them be forgotten.
Let the world hear.

12/11/2025

💔 Found beside his mother’s body

In Kavumu (South Kivu), an elderly couple found this little boy alone in the forest.
His mother had been killed two months earlier during the clashes.
They were collecting charcoal when they heard him cry.
No one ever came looking for him.

The man, almost 70, insisted on keeping the child.
His wife, exhausted, takes care of him with the little they have.
They live in a small mud house — too weak to work, with no milk to feed him.

Herman, the psychologist, and James, the psychosocial assistant, made a home visit to teach them how to regulate their nervous system after trauma.
Meanwhile, the rest of the Mutima team is preparing how to support them beyond the humanitarian aid kit they will soon receive:
🍚 food, 🛏️ blankets, 🍲 cooking pots, and 🌧️ plastic sheets for the rain.

💰 Donate and save a life:
📲 Bizum Coopera: 10132
🏦 BBVA Coopera – Development Cooperation:
ES85 0182 3500 2802 0176 5320
🌍 Donate online: https://donorbox.org/tu-corazon-para-el-congo

31/10/2025

Stories that Inspire – Coopera Congo

During one of the home visits carried out by our volunteer psychosocial assistant, we met this remarkable woman: blind and widowed, living in very difficult conditions with the four young children of her daughter who passed away last year.

Despite the pain and hardship, she continues to fight every day, supporting her family with strength, dignity, and love.

Our team wanted to honor her courage and resilience, a true example of perseverance in the face of adversity.

At Coopera Congo and the Mutima Psychosocial Center, we remain committed to accompanying women like her — who remind us that even in the hardest times, hope still has a face and a name. 🌿

20/10/2025

💔 This Saturday, amidst clashes between Wazalendo and M23 in Kabulungu, Mr. Cirhagarhula Lugere, aged 54, lost his life. He was one of our beneficiaries.

He was the main provider for his household, responsible for nine people, including six children under 18.

The war continues to claim innocent lives, tearing families apart, leaving orphans, and inflicting wounds beyond measure.

From Coopera Congo and the Mutima Psychosocial Center, we will support his family with food, essential supplies (blankets, cooking pots, plastic sheets for water) and, above all, emotional support so they may find some comfort in the face of this devastating loss.

No one should die because of a war they did not choose. 🕊️

15/10/2025

🇨🇩✨ New vests, same mission: caring for others.

We’re happy to announce that our mental health volunteer teams have received their new vests, carrying
🧠 “Your mental health is our priority. Let’s build our resilience for a stronger community.”

These vests symbolize our commitment to making this often invisible work visible — strengthening unity and reminding everyone that caring for yourself is already caring for the collective. 💚

Thank you to all who support our work in the field. Together, we move toward a more resilient and compassionate community. 🤝

11/10/2025

https://estnews.info/sud-kivu-plus-de-118-000-cas-de-troubles-mentaux-en-six-mois-la-dps-appelle-a-renforcer-la-prise-en-charge-psychologique/

À l’occasion de la 33ᵉ Journée mondiale de la santé mentale célébrée le 10 octobre 2025, la Division Provinciale de la Santé du Sud-Kivu

10/10/2025

💚 DÍA INTERNACIONAL DE LA SALUD MENTAL 🕊️

Desde el Centro Psicosocial Mutima

Hoy no hablamos de diagnósticos.
Hablamos de heridas invisibles.

Las que deja la guerra cuando lo arrasa todo:
el miedo a no saber si mañana seguirás viva,
el eco de los gritos de los vecinos, de sus hijos,
las imágenes que regresan sin avisar,
las bombas nuevas —silenciosas, lanzadas por drones—
y esa sensación de que el mundo ya no quiere mirar.

Treinta años de guerra por los minerales que sostienen tu teléfono,
tu ordenador, tu coche eléctrico.
Treinta años de dolor compartido por todos,
aunque nadie lo reclame como propio.

Nosotros sí miramos.
Todos los días.
Y aunque duela, no nos detenemos.

Desde Mutima, en este Día Internacional de la Salud Mental,
te pedimos una sola cosa:

📱 Mira tu móvil.
Y mientras ellos cantan, guarda un minuto de silencio por quienes siguen resistiendo, temblando, cantando, viviendo.

🙏 Ayúdanos a continuar.
📲 Bizum Coopera: 10132
🏦 BBVA Coopera – Cooperación al Desarrollo:
ES85 0182 3500 2802 0176 5320
🌍 Donar online: https://donorbox.org/tu-corazon-para-el-congo

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19/09/2025

✨ A milestone day at Mutima Psychosocial Center! ✨

On Thursday, September 18th, our team welcomed 25 patients for psychological care:

🆕 9 new patients came for their very first consultation. Diagnoses included epilepsy, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and non-psychogenic headaches.

👥 16 returning patients received ongoing chemotherapy combined with psychotherapy and psychoeducation, tailored to their individual conditions.

💡 For the first time, all returning patients met with our psychologists before seeing the doctor, following our new care pathway at Mutima. This approach was warmly welcomed and highly appreciated by both patients and their families.

🙏 No incidents were recorded during the activities — only progress, care, and resilience.

Together, we are building a model of integrated psychosocial and medical support for communities living through conflict and hardship.

14/07/2025

11/07/2025

In the middle of chaos, they chose to show up.

In the Kivu region, where armed groups keep attacking and life feels like a battlefield, a group of student interns has joined Mutima.

They continue their mental health training while responding to crisis every single day. They listen to stories of death, displacement, fear—and they stay.

💬 They study in the same space where people mourn their children.
💔 They take notes while rockets fall nearby.
💡 And they are learning not just psychology—but courage.

Without them, we could not attend to the number of people who seek help every week.

We see you. We thank you. We admire you.