DRC - The Reel Project

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 copper mines of Lubumbashi were still in full swing and the surrounding mining communities were lively with nightlife, Jecoke’s founding members performed comedic musical sketches so that they could be seen and heard in their community. Although consecutive ...

A REEL Education Intiative

As in the developed world, the school year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) lasts about nine months. Unlike in the developed world, most children in the DRC don’t get the chance to attend school – they don’t have the money and resources for basics we take for granted: school fees, school uniforms and shoes, something to write with and something to write on. On top of that, years of conflict left many kids with the scars of being child soldiers, refugees, and wanderers among the internally displaced. For less than $99, a child in the DRC ...