Go Yellow for Congolese Women
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Yellow Sunday
Sunday 10.06.18 is #YellowSunday — the Congolese people’s annual, one-day, mass-participation campaign which aims to enage and mobilise at least 100 000 goodwill people on social media and across the globe:
First, to wear something yellow in solidarity with Congolese women, their families, communities and country;
Second, to take a picture of their yellow outfit and upload it on social media using hashtag #YellowSunday to spread public awareness – and,
Last, to donate £10; €10, $10 or whatever they can to enable 1, 000 Congolese women living in conflict and post-conflict zones to train as nurses.
Update
#YellowSunday thanks you, the goodwilled and generous people across the global for your donations which has ensured 7 Congolese women have been able to study their first year to becoming nurses free from finanical stress. Five of the women are studying at ISSI in Kinshasa and the other two in Bukavu region.
For more updates, follow us on Twitter and Instagram
Why Yellow
In Congolese mythology, yellow symbolises wealth – and the greatest wealth Congo has is its women, the backbone of Congolese society, whose suffering – over nearly 20 years of wars and conflicts that continue to consume Congo – seem to go unnoticed.
By going yellow and by encouraging others to go yellow – you are joining a community of campaigners and extraordinary people across the globe adding their voices to those of Congolese women calling for justice to protect their families and communities; opportunities to help improve their country’s ability to fight treatable diseases and to save millions of lives each year, and gender equality to help Congo recover from injuries it has endured.
Why Nurses
With an estimated population of 77 million, Africa’s third largest after Nigeria and Ethiopia, Congo only has 28,789 nurses; one of the lowest in the world. The situation is made worse by fighting and mass displacement that killed over 5.4 million Congolese between 1998 and 2008, and left more wounds on the bodies of Congolese women than on the streets and buildings of that country. According to statisticians, 45, 000 Congolese continue to die each month (half of them small children) due to conflicts, and preventable diseases such as malaria, cholera, typhoid and tuberculosis –– making the need to improve Congo’s ability to fight treatable diseases all the more urgent.
The cost of training
Training a nurse in Congo costs on average $400 a year or $1, 200 for a full course over three years, which means we need $1.2 million to enable 1, 000 Congolese women to train as nurses. Or, as we like to think of it, we need to enage and mobilise at least 100, 000 goodwill people on social media and across the globe to donate £10; $10; €10 or whatever they can to reach our $1.2 million (£936,769) target for 1, 000 Congolese women living in conflict and post–conflict zones to train as nurses.
Whilst this sum may seem considerable, it should be compared to the cost of training one nurse over three years in the UK, which is approximately £50,000.
How We Know Beneficiaries
Beneficiaries of this campaign are Congolese women our partners have met and worked with in Congo. They are all Congolese women living in conflict and post–conflict zones. We are very passionate about supporting and empowering Congolese women to train as nurses to support and protect their family and communities – and strongly believe that this commitment has not been in vain. This is how #YellowSunday came into being.
How we intend to deliver money raised
100% of funds donate (£1, 900.70 which is what Go Fund Me will give us after taking a £209 commission from the £2,109 that was raised) will go towards paying for the first year university tuition fees of 7 Congolese women living in conflict and post – conflict zones to train as nurses from September of 2017. Yearly university tuition fee for nursing is on average $400.
£1, 900 (the money donated) in US dollar is roughly or $2469.05, which – with an extra £200 a group of friends have donated - works out enough for 7 women. The seven women come from across Congo (2 from Kinshasa; 3 from the Kivu; and 2 from Katanga) and the tuition fees will be paid directly to the university. We will provide update and receipts for every tuition fee we pay.
Media
For any information please email the #YellowSunday team on: [email redacted]
or Find us on Twitter and Instagram: @YellowSundaycd; we endeavour to respond within 30 minutes.
Sunday 10.06.18 is #YellowSunday — the Congolese people’s annual, one-day, mass-participation campaign which aims to enage and mobilise at least 100 000 goodwill people on social media and across the globe:
First, to wear something yellow in solidarity with Congolese women, their families, communities and country;
Second, to take a picture of their yellow outfit and upload it on social media using hashtag #YellowSunday to spread public awareness – and,
Last, to donate £10; €10, $10 or whatever they can to enable 1, 000 Congolese women living in conflict and post-conflict zones to train as nurses.
Update
#YellowSunday thanks you, the goodwilled and generous people across the global for your donations which has ensured 7 Congolese women have been able to study their first year to becoming nurses free from finanical stress. Five of the women are studying at ISSI in Kinshasa and the other two in Bukavu region.
For more updates, follow us on Twitter and Instagram
Why Yellow
In Congolese mythology, yellow symbolises wealth – and the greatest wealth Congo has is its women, the backbone of Congolese society, whose suffering – over nearly 20 years of wars and conflicts that continue to consume Congo – seem to go unnoticed.
By going yellow and by encouraging others to go yellow – you are joining a community of campaigners and extraordinary people across the globe adding their voices to those of Congolese women calling for justice to protect their families and communities; opportunities to help improve their country’s ability to fight treatable diseases and to save millions of lives each year, and gender equality to help Congo recover from injuries it has endured.
Why Nurses
With an estimated population of 77 million, Africa’s third largest after Nigeria and Ethiopia, Congo only has 28,789 nurses; one of the lowest in the world. The situation is made worse by fighting and mass displacement that killed over 5.4 million Congolese between 1998 and 2008, and left more wounds on the bodies of Congolese women than on the streets and buildings of that country. According to statisticians, 45, 000 Congolese continue to die each month (half of them small children) due to conflicts, and preventable diseases such as malaria, cholera, typhoid and tuberculosis –– making the need to improve Congo’s ability to fight treatable diseases all the more urgent.
The cost of training
Training a nurse in Congo costs on average $400 a year or $1, 200 for a full course over three years, which means we need $1.2 million to enable 1, 000 Congolese women to train as nurses. Or, as we like to think of it, we need to enage and mobilise at least 100, 000 goodwill people on social media and across the globe to donate £10; $10; €10 or whatever they can to reach our $1.2 million (£936,769) target for 1, 000 Congolese women living in conflict and post–conflict zones to train as nurses.
Whilst this sum may seem considerable, it should be compared to the cost of training one nurse over three years in the UK, which is approximately £50,000.
How We Know Beneficiaries
Beneficiaries of this campaign are Congolese women our partners have met and worked with in Congo. They are all Congolese women living in conflict and post–conflict zones. We are very passionate about supporting and empowering Congolese women to train as nurses to support and protect their family and communities – and strongly believe that this commitment has not been in vain. This is how #YellowSunday came into being.
How we intend to deliver money raised
100% of funds donate (£1, 900.70 which is what Go Fund Me will give us after taking a £209 commission from the £2,109 that was raised) will go towards paying for the first year university tuition fees of 7 Congolese women living in conflict and post – conflict zones to train as nurses from September of 2017. Yearly university tuition fee for nursing is on average $400.
£1, 900 (the money donated) in US dollar is roughly or $2469.05, which – with an extra £200 a group of friends have donated - works out enough for 7 women. The seven women come from across Congo (2 from Kinshasa; 3 from the Kivu; and 2 from Katanga) and the tuition fees will be paid directly to the university. We will provide update and receipts for every tuition fee we pay.
Media
For any information please email the #YellowSunday team on: [email redacted]
or Find us on Twitter and Instagram: @YellowSundaycd; we endeavour to respond within 30 minutes.
Organizer
The Yellow Sunday Team
Organizer
