Thanks largely to the supporters of Jewish World Watch, Cibalonza Mushagasha Chanceline has survived the unthinkable to exemplify an extraordinary story of resilience. As a young girl in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, she was raped and then abandoned by her family when they learned she was carrying her attacker’s baby.
“I hated myself … I felt as if it was the end of my life.”
In the face of her tragedies, Cibalonza did not give up. She enrolled in a Jewish World Watch-sponsored teen mother’s program, where she learned to sew and earn a living. With this new stability for her child and herself, she was able to go back to school, supported by an educational assistance program that your funds also made possible.
“I learned how to take care of my baby, love him and give him all the affection a child needs.”
Now 23, Cibalonza is employed as a trained preschool teacher at the JWW-supported Congo Peace School, which focuses on transforming youth into peaceful leaders for tomorrow’s Congo.
“Thanks to Jewish World Watch, my life changed completely.”
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