{"id":68786,"date":"2026-05-15T15:38:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaziospadoni.org\/hic-sum\/repubblica-democratica-del-congo-africa-progetto-17-di-72\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T18:11:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T17:11:58","slug":"democratic-republic-of-the-congo-africa-project-17-of-72","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spaziospadoni.org\/en\/hic-sum\/democratic-republic-of-the-congo-africa-project-17-of-72\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Republic of the Congo – Africa | Project #17 of 72"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sister Elisabeth – Wamba (Democratic Republic of the Congo)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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PROJECT 17 of 72<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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MISSION<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Location<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wamba<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Diocese<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wamba<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Country<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Continent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Africa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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GPS coordinates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.14711 27.98453<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Time zone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UTC+2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CONGREGATION<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Congregation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Petites S\u0153urs de l\u2019Evang\u00e9lisation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Motherhouse<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wamba<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Diocese<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wamba<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Country<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Continent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Africa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Congregation feast day<\/p>\n\n\n\n

World Mission Sunday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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GPS coordinates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.14711 27.98453<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Time zone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UTC+2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Contact person<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sister Elisabeth<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mother General<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sister Marie Gustave Atua<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Website<\/p>\n\n\n\n

hhcj.it<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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TRAINING ORGANIZATION<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Name<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Misericordia Alfero<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Location<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alfero (FC)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Italy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Continent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Europe<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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GPS coordinates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

43.84624 12.05733<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Time zone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UTC+1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Start date<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15\/09\/2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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End date<\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tutor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roberta Giangrandi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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REAL SPACE<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Project manager<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sister Elisabeth<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Start date<\/p>\n\n\n\n

30 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Type<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pane di Misericordia<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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suor_elisabeth_sengina_kpokpolo-spaziospadoni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The social enterprise developed by Sister Elisabeth concerns fish farming. The fish farm, funded by spazio + spadoni, is taking shape on the large tract of land owned by the Congregation. With the help of a technical engineer, she prepared the ponds there. The team, made up of Elisabeth\u2019s fellow sisters, has begun selling the fish.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Misericordia di Alfero hosted Sister Elisabeth, a member of the Petites S\u0153urs de l\u2019Evang\u00e9lisation (PSE), for the HIC SUM project. On 6 March 2022, she returned to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the community of Wamba, a small town in Haut-U\u00e9l\u00e9 Province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The community, which is home to six sisters, is located in a village and has access to water, but the electricity supply is very unstable. The sisters are engaged in farming and agriculture and live out the Works of Mercy by visiting and assisting the poor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Timeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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November | Start of the relationship<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The collaboration between spazio + spadoni, the Misericordia di Alfero, and the Petites S\u0153urs de l\u2019Evang\u00e9lisation (PSE) begins<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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01-02-03 | Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sister Elisabeth takes an Italian language course in the Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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15.09 | Sister\u2019s arrival<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sister Elisabeth arrives in Italy and is welcomed by the Misericordia di Alfero<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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30.10 | Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sister Elisabeth receives bakery training in Alfero<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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28.01 | Sister\u2019s transfer<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sister Elisabeth, who needs medical care, moves to Lucca to stay with the Sisters of Santa Gemma; spazio + spadoni is thus able to accompany her and closely follow her medical treatment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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February| Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Training in first-aid techniques <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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13.02 | Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Learning about the local area. Visit to the Sanctuary of Montenero (LI)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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16.02 | Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Technical training by spazio + spadoni at the Convento di San Cerbone (LU)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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23.02 | Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sister Elisabeth takes an Italian cooking course with the Sisters of Santa Gemma<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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03.03 | Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

spazio + spadoni training on social enterprise at the Convento di San Cerbone (LU)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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06.03 | Sister\u2019s departure<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sister Elisabeth returns to Wamba in the Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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01.05 | Meeting with the Mother General<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

spazio + spadoni meets the PSE Superior General, Mother Gustave, in Rome<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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30.09 | First funding disbursed<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Intended to begin preparing the land for the ponds, purchase two ponds, and purchase the fish<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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15.11 | Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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16.01 | Second funding disbursed<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The funding is intended to increase the number of ponds, purchase more fish, and pay the employees<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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10.03 | Social enterprise development<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The ponds are ready and the fish are introduced<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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December | spazio + spadoni meets Sister Elisabeth<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

During a missionary trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Selene travels to Goma, where Sister Elisabeth is undergoing rehabilitation, to meet and greet her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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December | spazio + spadoni meets Sister Elisabeth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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08.05 | Third funding disbursed<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The funding is intended to purchase fish feed and strengthen the social enterprise<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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19.05 | The Mother General visits the social enterprise<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Mother Gustave visits the social enterprise and assesses its progress<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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06.08| Fourth funding disbursed<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The funding is intended to purchase a freezer to preserve the fish before sale and a solar panel to ensure that the freezer works even when there is no electricity spazio + spadoni<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Project evaluations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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November 2021 Online meeting with the Mother<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

General<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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December 2021 The project that Sister Elisabeth<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

wants to develop upon her return to the Democratic Republic of the Congo is fish farming<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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September 2022 Update and submission of<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

estimates<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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September 2022 spazio + spadoni sends an<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

expert to Wamba<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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September 2022<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Market analysis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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February 2023<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Monitoring<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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February 2023 Progress monitoring of the<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

work<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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March 2023 Schedule of<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

activities<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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August 2023 Monitoring of<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

activities<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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March 2024 Discussion with the Mother General<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

about the Works of Mercy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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May 2024 Business plan submitted and call with<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Mother Gustave<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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July 2024<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Monitoring<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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