Jimbere Fund

Jimbere Fund Jimbere Fund provides women from some of the poorest households in Congo’s rural communities with training and grants to launch businesses.

We seek long-term solutions to global poverty. Jimbere Fund is a nonprofit on a mission to revitalize distressed communities in Congo. We fund high-impact social projects in poor communities.

04/20/2021

This panel will examine the root causes of the conflict and the important role civil society plays in developing sustainable peace.

03/03/2021

Today we’re excited to announce the completion of our short film! We had plans to travel to make a film incorporating all of the geographical and cultural diversity of our partners, however the pandemic forced us to pivot those plans.

Therefore it is with grateful thanks to all of the partners who took time to make these video clips, and to Jack Gordon Films for putting them together in this five minute glimpse into why we do this work.

https://vimeo.com/518173730

Special Thanks to: WomenChoice Industries, Center for Civil Society and Democracy, Gambia Goat Dairy, Hope for Rural Women, Hope for the Future, Rwenzori United Group for Life Improvement, Uganda Women Advocacy and Development Services, Jimbere Fund, Community Services Program - CSP, Mamas for Burundi, Rainbow House of Hope - Uganda, Women Advocacy Project Zimbabwe, avazdernegi, Fowace Empowerment, Solidarité des Femmes pour le Développement Intégral - SOFEDI-Asbl, Casa Congo, SIRP Nigeria and more!

Featured in GUCCI’s chime for change!!
05/14/2020

Featured in GUCCI’s chime for change!!

By Adele Kibasumba & Neema Namadamu Adele Kibasumba I grew up in Uvira, an eastern town perched on the shores of Lake Tanganyika surrounded by a range of mountains in the Democratic Republic of Congo. From Uvira, it takes a three-days walk to reach the nearest dirt road. During summer breaks, I used...

Thank you Rockflower for this partnership and your flexibility to adjust to new situations. Incredibly grateful!
03/30/2020

Thank you Rockflower for this partnership and your flexibility to adjust to new situations. Incredibly grateful!

Last year, we began partnering with the Jimbere Fund . Their work to mobilize women in rural communities of the Democratic Republic of Congo aligned perfectly with one of our five keys - Economic Empowerment. Our partnership resulted in the Minembwe Women Entrepreneurs Project , which aimed to tra

We thank these selfless Doctors and Nurses who are providing medical care in . They missed new year’s celebrations wi...
01/04/2020

We thank these selfless Doctors and Nurses who are providing medical care in . They missed new year’s celebrations with their families to deliver care to those in need.

[Reporting in kinyamulenge]

Ishirahamwe Jimbere Fund k'ubufatanye n'itorero Zion Temple bohereje abaganga kuvura mu Minembwe

People are finally receiving much needed medical care in Minembwe. Long lines for the past few days at Minembwe hospital...
01/02/2020

People are finally receiving much needed medical care in Minembwe. Long lines for the past few days at Minembwe hospital. Jimbere Fund’s partnership with PADS/ZTCC, which organizes medical outreach in the plateaus with a group of diaspora doctors, offers a glimpse of hope at Minembwe Hospital. Jimbere Fund provided medicines to an area overwhelmed with internally displaced population. Three doctors and a nurse are treating people for free. We thank this selfless group of doctors for going in harm’s way to help people. We also thank PADS association and Zion Temple for all their work to make this project happen.

It is with our deepest sorrow that we inform you that Hubert, our staff member in Minembwe, passed away yesterday in Bu...
12/31/2019

It is with our deepest sorrow that we inform you that Hubert, our staff member in Minembwe, passed away yesterday in Bukavu where he was being treated after being shot two weeks ago in the ongoing violence in Minembwe. He was a friend to many. A great colleague. A family man. Your life was taken far too early. We’ll always remember you, your work and impact in the communities of the Plateaus. RIP, Hubert.

Humanitarian intervention today in Minembwe, including our first batch of medicines. More coming next week.
12/18/2019

Humanitarian intervention today in Minembwe, including our first batch of medicines. More coming next week.

The last group of displaced families receiving beans in Minembwe.
12/18/2019

The last group of displaced families receiving beans in Minembwe.

Getting the harvest ready is a woman-to-woman job!
10/30/2019

Getting the harvest ready is a woman-to-woman job!

A snapshot of the Project and a look at one of our many hardworking and dedicated women, determined towards goals of e...
10/09/2019

A snapshot of the Project and a look at one of our many hardworking and dedicated women, determined towards goals of entrepreneurship!

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Co-founders Adele, Sandra and Obadias came from remote areas of Congo in High Plateaus of Itombwe in South Kivu. You have to walk for days from the nearest dirt road to reach their ancestral villages. After witnessing the horrors of Congo’s wars and settling in New York, they wanted to help their homeland still mired in extreme poverty, tribal conflict, and largely disconnected from the modern world. But they weren't sure where to start.

After years of discussions and research into the most effective ways to sustainably lift people out poverty, they concluded that empowering women to build sustainable livelihoods through enterprise create multiple benefits and improve the living standards of families and communities. Helping women in rural communities in Congo to launch their own businesses means increased income, which in turn translate into better standards of living for their families, better education for their children and better access to healthcare for their communities. Jimbere Fund seeks to fight poverty in rural Congo by mobilizing, preparing and financing women to launch their businesses, and become catalysts for change.