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Ministry Summary

Providing education for lawyers, pastors, doctors and business people.
Transforming communities by providing work placements in rural areas.
Building relationships with local, regional and international stakeholders to help find employment and create opportunities for change.

PRAYER

For Dr NGOY Boliya, Rector, and UPC’s faculty, staff and students
For national peace

DR Congo, Universite Protestante au Congo (UPC)

transforming lives in DR Congo

Education that builds a nation

Congo’s urgent need is to provide an educated leadership of dedication and integrity, motivated to serve the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Protestant community (estimated at 8 million) is proud of its university, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2009. Sponsored by the national ecumenical Church of Christ in which 62 missions/communities/denominations cooperate, UPC has more than 5,500 students (half are women) studying in four faculties: law, business administration and economics, medicine and theology. Students of all faiths are welcomed. Spouses of students may enrol in UPC’s Women’s School, which provides training for income-generating projects. Located in Kinshasa, Congo’s capital, UPC has Congolese faculty with Ph.Ds from European and North American universities.

With unemployment at about 80 % throughout Congo, and the average income for Congolese under 20 cents per day, donors can play a pivotal role in providing an education that builds a nation. In supporting UPC, you can bring to realization the dream of millions of Christians: to see well-educated leaders serve the Church, the government, business and all institutions. UPC is committed to building a stable, viable country through education.

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CNEC Partners International involves Australians in Extraordinary Partnerships with national Christian ministries. Together we share and demonstrate God’s love in Christ - a love which transforms individuals and their communities.