PICTURE GALLERY CONGO 2011

Rebound Center

Rebound Center

Rebound Center in Beni
Children’s parliament

Children’s parliament

Children and young adults at the Rebound Center, home to the children’s parliament
The Rebound Center

The Rebound Center

The Center’s information board
Rebound opening celebrations

Rebound opening celebrations

Official Rebound Center opening celebrations
Rebound opening celebrations

Rebound opening celebrations

Wolfgang Niedecken plays with Congolese musicians
Rebound opening celebrations

Rebound opening celebrations

All the youth groups celebrate together
Rebound opening celebrations

Rebound opening celebrations

Joyful celebrations at the Rebound opening celebrations
Peace dance to mark the opening

Peace dance to mark the openin...

Members of the Children Hope Choir from Beni perform a peace dance
Peace dance

Peace dance

Members of the Children Hope Choir from Beni perform a peace dance at the Rebound project opening
Rebound pupils

Rebound pupils

Rebound pupils training to become carpenters
Carpentry apprenticeship

Carpentry apprenticeship

A group of boys (formerly child soldiers) learning to become carpenters
Carpentry apprenticeship

Carpentry apprenticeship

A group of boys at work
Helpful hints

Helpful hints

The apprentices receive support from their teacher
Dressmaker training

Dressmaker training

A group of girls (all former child prostitutes) during the lesson
Crochet

Crochet

Girls crocheting during the lesson
Underage prostitute

Underage prostitute

Underage prostitute who still lives in a brothel
Underage prostitutes

Underage prostitutes

Underage prostitutes who still live in a brothel
Child prostitute

Child prostitute

A young child prostitute
All in a day’s work

All in a day’s work

World Vision employee Ruth shows Wolfgang Niedecken the fabrics they work with
Selection of fabrics

Selection of fabrics

The selection of fabrics used for the work
Dressmaker training

Dressmaker training

A group of girls training to become dressmakers
A group with Mr Niedecken

A group with Mr Niedecken

Trainees with Wolfgang Niedecken
Wolfgang Niedecken pays a visit

Wolfgang Niedecken pays a visi...

Host family that has taken in a former child soldier
One big happy family

One big happy family

Host family that has given a former child soldier (2nd from left) a new home
Other host families

Other host families

Many families have taken in former child soldiers
At home with a host family

At home with a host family

Wolfgang Niedecken at the home of a host mother who has given a former child prostitute (right) a ho...
Host family

Host family

Wolfgang Niedecken with a Rebound pupil (left), his host mother and her own daughter
Congolese child

Congolese child

The host mother’s own daughter
The team

The team

Eva Martin, Anna Fenten and two local World Vision employees
Children with Eva Martin

Children with Eva Martin

Eva Martin from World Vision with curious Congolese children
Children with Andrea Jeska

Children with Andrea Jeska

Journalist Andrea Jeska with children
The team

The team

From left to right: Eva Martin (WV), Robin Humboldt, Wolfgang Niedecken, Anna Fenten (WV), Frieda (W...
World Vision team

World Vision team

German and Congolese World Vision team with Robin Humboldt (camera) and Wolfgang Niedecken
Busy Bee Congo

Busy Bee Congo

Robin H. and Wolfgang Niedecken in front of the Congolese “Busy Bee Congo” domestic airline