The second largest country of Africa, full of paradoxes. On one hand, it is rich in natural resources (including cobalt, copper, coltan, crude oil, diamonds, gold); on the other hand, its inhabitants are among the poorest in the world. For decades, the DRC has been suffering from prolonged conflicts that have led to one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the world.
14.02.2023
Love is not like a beautiful flower on a Valentine’s Day stall. Love doesn’t need greenhouse conditions, planned watering seasons and rules about when it should unfold, how plump it should be, or how tall and straight. Just look at the bride and groom! Their love has germinated in harsh Congolese conditions. War is raging all around. Every day, the Congolese here lose everything, including their dignity.
These newlyweds have nothing but each other. They do not know what awaits them. Perhaps in a moment the rebels will start shooting again and they will have to flee. Even so, they want to flee together.
They had nothing. They stayed at a friend’s house, sometimes under the bare sky or under a makeshift tarpaulin. They were only strong because they had each other. Sister Agnieszka knew this well, and in the middle of the rebel-occupied area, she organised a fairy-tale wedding. She found a white dress, clothes for the groom and a car to take the couple to the church.
A wedding in the middle of war-torn Congo shows how much we can learn from these people. Love in spite of adversity – this can be anyone’s story, which we wish everyone on this Valentine’s Day.
21.09.2025
This is a report from the front lines of the fight for health—written today with sweat and human strength. This lamp and operating table didn’t arrive by courier or in a large humanitarian shipment. They were handed over at the Rwandan border, from hand to hand, like the most precious baton in a relay. The […]
08.08.2025
Eleven years of Good Factory. A time in which the world has changed many times over, and we’ve changed with it. But one thing has remained constant: our presence, and yours. We are together where a world shaken by war and poverty forgets the individual. On three continents, in eleven countries, we strive not only […]
13.06.2025
Did you take a painkiller this morning? Or maybe you’re fighting off a mild cold? It might seem like no big deal. But these small things can mean that tomorrow—on World Blood Donor Day—you won’t be able to donate blood. These strict safety procedures, in Poland and worldwide, are the foundation of modern transfusion medicine, […]
