See Our New Video!

See Investing for Sustainable Communities in Congo on mobile via Vimeo.

This 4-minute video tells why we are at work in Congo and shows some of the programs we are currently doing. Two of our volunteers are featured: Divina Apolinario and Keith Carpenter, along with executive director Byron Miller and former intern Nyenemo Sanguma.

The video is available for download on Vimeo and will be on YouTube shortly. In addition, a limited supply of DVD's are available at no charge for churches and other groups that would like to show it. Order through the online Covenant Bookstore.

Blog: Congo Currents

  • Kristof’s Obscene Number - I won’t admit in public what I said when I saw the number. Enough to say it threw me back in my chair, staring, willing it to be wrong and knowing it was right. This afternoon I spent a little quality time with Nicholas Kristof, the author and New York Times columnist. Not face time, though [...]

  • Response to Newsweek Congo Article - The Feb. 1 issue of Newsweek included a short article titled “Battling for Good Health in Congo,” which I thought needed a response. Here is the message I just emailed to Letters to the Editor. See what you think: Mr. Sheridan, citing a study by Andrew Mack, names the Democratic Republic of Congo as an example [...]

  • Congo: Battered Family Syndrome? - I’ve come to think of the Congo as a vast battered family. There seems to be a kind of systemic dysfunction throughout the country. Is that a fair statement? If you’ve been part of any ongoing work in Congo, you’ve probably found the same thing we have: much of what we Westerners think of as essential [...]

Take a Look --

50th Anniversary of Congo's Independence
Congo preparing for the celebrationGreetings and congratulations to all our Congolese friends and to all the people of Congo! June 30 marks 50 years of independence from colonial rule. After nearly 80 years under foreign and often brutal rule, the people of Congo won their country back on June 30, 1960. We've created a special section on our Resources: Information page, right below the introduction, with links to information and perspectives. Included are some very interesting reflections from three of the leaders we work with in Congo: Dr. Mossai Sanguma, Rev. Elenga Liwawa Lievain, and Mr. Texa Dembele Menda. Take a look, and think what it might be like...

Annual Report Now Online
Annual Report CoverThe Paul Carlson Partnership Annual Report for the year 2009 has now been posted here on our website. It includes program and organizatonal information and our financial reporting for the fiscal year 2009 - plus some great photos! To see it, just click on the title or the picture above. Print copies are being sent to our donors. Big thanks to Steve Velez-Luce for the design, and to Ben Eash for the cool technology in the web version.

Farmers to Markets
We've added more information on this joint project of PCP and USAID. In addition to the current article, which explores some of the implications of F2M, we have now posted a brief, informative overview ("Farmers to Markets: At a Glance") and a one-page announcement flyer (PDF). See more...


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