A REEL Media Project 2015
Due to the most recent influx of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), it has been brought to our attention that there is still great need for an information campaign to put a voice to what has been happening. The REEL Project’s (TRP) newest project, “A REEL Media Project,” will be a research-derived media project, interviewing displaced and returnee populations […]
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 […]
Micro Credit Loans
In the aftermath of the Rwandan Genocide, The Second Congolese War destroyed businesses, local infrastructure, and family units throughout Moba District and Katanga Province. Moba-Kirungu and Moba-Port are two adjacent towns situated on Lake Tanganyika in the Moba District of Katanga Province. Collectively, the two towns form a lively port hub known as Moba. […]
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 […]