Tenant Spotlight: The Shalupe Foundation

While the tenant organizations of the NonProfit Center have diverse missions, programs and resources, they share a collective commitment to social change. Together, they strengthen the center, the broader nonprofit community and Greater Boston. This month’s spotlight is on the Shalupe Foundation.

Creating a Lifeline for the Children of Kinhasa

Graphic: Poster from Shalupe declaring "Never Again"In 1998, The Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R. Congo), formerly known as Zaire, saw the beginning of the Second Congo War, also known as Africa’s World War. Still recovering from the First Congo War in 1996, the country became highly destabilized.

While the war officially ended in 2003, many areas of the country still suffer violence, femicide (sexual violence against women), child slavery, desperate poverty and a lack of medical care. Refugees arriving in the United States are faced with significant language and cultural barriers when trying to build a new life here.

Learn more about the work of the Shalupe Foundation.