Goma Is in Flames, and We’re Fighting for Our Patients’ Lives

Democratic Republic of Congo

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.

Overview:
  • 26,4 million people – 27% of the population suffer from hunger
  • 2,8 million children under 5 years are acutely malnourished
  • 41,8% million children under 5 years are stunted
  • 63,2% of children below 5 years of age and 41% of women  15-49 years are anemic
In 2024, we have saved approximately

504

people from starvation
We take in at least

80

children a week in our nutrition center

27.01.2025

Gunfire, heavy explosions, and endless bursts of automatic rifles echo through Goma. The streets are deserted. People stay hidden in their homes — not eating, not drinking. They lie on the floor and wait for it to end. The UN is calling an emergency meeting, and the Democratic Republic of Congo has broken off diplomatic ties with Rwanda. The battle for the provincial capital is underway.
In recent days, we’ve witnessed what now appears to be the final stage of a three-year-long conflict between the M23 rebel group and the Congolese army. The rebels have been steadily advancing through North Kivu, tightening their grip around Goma. Yesterday, the final assault on the capital of the province began.
Our hospital is located several dozen kilometers from Goma. For now, the fighting is still some distance away, but the people are anxious. Everyone has someone they care about in Goma. On Thursday, our driver delivered samples for histopathology testing — and still hasn’t been able to return. The road turned into a battlefield that very same day, making his way back impossible. “Right now, we also have no way to deliver medicine or other supplies to Goma,” says Sister Agnieszka.
The conflict has been raging for decades and has caused one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. Since the beginning of this year alone, nearly 240,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in search of safety. Official figures speak of 6 million lives lost and 7 million people displaced over the last thirty years.
And it’s here — in the middle of this crisis — that the Good Factory has been standing with the most vulnerable for the past 10 years, funding the operation of the hospital and saving children from dying from hunger. We can’t save any more lives without your help.
Please help us restock vital medicine and food so the hospital can keep running. The road to Goma is currently impassable. We don’t know when the fighting will stop. But we can buy many essential supplies in neighboring Uganda. We must be ready — for the possibility of being completely cut off from the world, and for the wave of terrified people seeking to escape the hell of war.

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