Who we are
Founded in 2016, we are a child-centered non-profit development organization and Christian faith-based committed to the needs of children and striving to advance children’s rights and equality for girls. We help and assist children whose support structures are weak or not established at all in DRC due to the effect of war’s violence and poverty through child sponsorship and women’s empowerment.
Why do we exist ?
Every day in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), numerous children and young people suffer from the effects of abuse, neglect, and poverty.
The supportive structures created to nurture and protect them (such as families, schools, and health centers) are often weak or non-existent at all.
Many adolescent’s futures are limited by obstacles such as violence, disease, lack of education, hunger, abuse, and mistreatment. These obstacles include scourges such as physical, emotional, and sexual violence, early marriage and childbirth, forced labor, recruitment into armed groups, trafficking, female genital mutilation, HIV/AIDS, malaria, etc…
Through the power of football and storytelling, Fobeworld enables children and young people to stay on track, receive education, develop new skills, overcome challenges, prevent abuse and illness, be inspired, and discover opportunities to create lasting impact in their lives, those of their families and their communities.
Our Vision
Our vision is clear, we have stuck to it from the beginning until now
Build a better, more inclusive, and equitable world where every child and young person, regardless of their background or circumstances has the opportunity to thrive and reach their full potential.
Through our innovative use of football and storytelling, we envision a community where children not only survive but thrive, equipped with education, skills, and inspiration, making a positive and lasting impact on their lives, families, and communities.
Our Mission
Use the power of football and storytelling to empower children and young people, providing them with the skills, knowledge, and support they need to overcome challenges, build resilience, and create positive change in their lives and communities. Through our soccer-based social change programs, we aim to break the cycle of violence, poverty, abuse, and disease, enabling youth to stay on track, educate themselves, hone their skills, and discover opportunities for a better future.
Our Value
- Collaboration: we work in partnership with other organizations , government and civil society structures to achieve bear common goals. We operate seamlessly as a team to maximize our expertise to innovate and create new common goals.
- Integrity: We are open, courageous , honest and transparent, -we take responsibility for what we do and challenge inappropriate behavior , we persevere through challenging situations, we seek to make real connections with people, we build relationships of trust and mutual understand.
- Development: We empower local communities – to enable children to play , learn and grow in strong , united and resilient communities where everyone is equal , free and has a voice .
Who do we work with ?
We work with children and young people, their families and communities. We prioritize the most disadvantaged and marginalized, whether they are orphans, live on the streets, in IDP camps, alcoholics, discharged from military groups, married underage, physically, emotionally, or sexually abused, living with HIV/AIDS – while most adolescents grow up with layers of support around them, we work with adolescents when these support structures are fragile or not established at all.
