How time flies! The project visit was actually planned for 2020, but the Covid-19-related lockdowns made travelling impossible. It also meant financial restrictions for me – I had to bridge a year in my self-employment with almost no turnover from savings – so the travel fund was empty.

But in August 2023, the time had finally come: after more than 12 years, I was able to travel to South Kivu again and visit my colleagues and our project on site! It was a wonderful moment when Hansen and I met again! He is still the same and is as passionate about our work as he was on the first day! We travelled every day for three weeks and saw and experienced a lot. The following articles give an insight into our work, into wonderful people, into a beautiful country and into our dream of a world in which the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations are fulfilled for everyone…