Mr. Kolo Ipanga, from the Kamonia health zone in the Kamabonza health area, is 38 years old and married to Nadine Kolo. He is the father of five children: Ngalula Kolo, 17; Hupowo Kolo, 14; Mpuyi Lipasa Kolo, 8; Mamie Kolo, 6; and Lyly Kolo, 1.
The Kolo’s are beneficiaries of the Burkea project in the food distribution sector; VSLA and Agriculture because they are from the village of Muasamba in Kamabonza.
Here is Kolo Impanga’s Story:
When the war came to our village, we were forced to flee into the forest with our families. As a result of our displacement, we left all our belongings in our homes, and the armed groups pursuing us destroyed the doors and took everything we owned. Life became bitter after our return, and even finding food became difficult; with my children, we sometimes slept without even having anything to eat; we were living a life of suffering.
Nous n'avions pas accès à de bonnes semences et ne savions pas comment semer dans l'ordre, nous avons donc semé dans le désordre et la production a été très faible ; dans un champ de 0,5 hectare de semis de maïs et de niébé après un travail long et ardu.
We only harvested two basins of maize and one basin of cowpeas. I was disappointed that farming was not assisting me in better supporting my family.
ADRA provided us with identification when they first arrived in the community and during several food distributions they brought us corn, oil, beans, and salt.
Nothing is better than farming; After a while, ADRA brought us maize, cowpeas, vegetable seeds, and agricultural tools to assist us in improving our agricultural activities that were not performing well.
Grâce à l'ADRA, nous savons maintenant comment semer en ligne, désherber au bon moment, alterner nos cultures et débroussailler les forêts autour de nos champs pour lutter contre les parasites et autres maladies.
We have applied the training to our fields. I used strategies I had acquired from ADRA’s lessons in my 0.5-hectare field. Today I harvest between one and two bags of cowpeas and more than 4.5 bags of maize. This excellent production and provides food for my family for many months. I am even able to sell part of my crops to earn money to deposit weekly in VSLAs to pay my children’s school fees. I am even able to save for next season’s seed. Right now, I have food at home, and my family and I eat more than twice a day.
Je vous remercie du fond du cœur de nous avoir sauvés de la mort et nous vous demandons de ne pas nous abandonner, de continuer à nous aider car nous ne sommes pas encore complètement rétablis.