The REEL

The Pweto Computer Learning Center

When Antoine Ngeleka returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), he saw an immediate need in the community for a computer center.  During Ngeleka’s time in Kala Refugee Camp (Zambia), he managed a small, NGO-financed computer center.  Realizing its popularity and strength in purpose, Ngeleka knew that he had to continue this work outside of the refugee […]

Jecoke

  The REEL Project produced a music video for Lubumbashi-based performance group, Jecoke, in exchange for a song which was featured on TRP’s first humanitarian film project, “Today We Pack, Tomorrow We Settle.” Jecoke is a performance group in the southern city of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with a legacy that spans for decades.  The 1950’s.  When the […]

Today We Pack, Tomorrow We Settle

From 1998 to 2003, The Second Congo War had consumed the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).  Hundreds of thousands of Congolese people – forced to leave their homes – fled across international borders.  Among those who fled were the thousands of people from Katanga Province.  They went south into Zambia and were placed into two refugee camps, Kala […]