Nearly 60,000 at-Risk Villagers Will Have Access to Safe Water.
KINSHASA, Congo – At-risk communities in the conflict-plagued Democratic Republic of Congo recently received a glimmer of hope, as a new humanitarian effort pledged to build ten new water wells in rural villages and expand access to safe water for nearly 60,000 people.
Over 33 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo lack access to a safe water supply, drastically impacting their health and livelihood. The crisis is particularly acute for women and girls, many of whom survive by hand-digging wells and collecting water from sources miles and miles away from home – occupying hours of the day and diminishing their capacity to earn an income or go to school.
The newly created infrastructure – engineered with heavy machinery that drills 330 feet deep and installs cutting-edge pipes and pumps – will protect these vulnerable populations from devastating water-borne diseases and malnutrition and create new pathways for education and economic mobility.
Spearheading the humanitarian effort for hard-hit Congolese communities are Dr and Master Zhi Gang Sha, founder of the non-profit Love Peace Harmony Foundation and 11x New York Times bestselling author and Queen Diambi Kabatusuila.
Queen Diambi leads more than 1.5 million Bakwa Luntu people in the Central Kasaï region of the Democratic Republic of Congo and was recently featured in Netflix's African Queens: Njinga, a new docudrama series executive produced and narrated by Jada Pinkett Smith.
"Rural communities in the Congo have been devastated by the clean water crisis, and we
are humbly doing what we can to help them heal themselves," said Dr. and Master Zhi Gang Sha.
“For 15 years, the Love Peace Harmony Foundation’s mission has been to empower individuals and transform communities, which we’ve accomplished on the global stage by planting more than 1.3 million trees in fragile ecosystems, supporting Afghan refugees relocating to America, helping children access education in Bhutan and many other impactful programs.”
"For hundreds of years, one of the most challenging problems my people continuously face is access to clean drinking water," said Queen Diambi Kabatusuila. "The only solution was for women and girls to travel far away from our villages to find and collect water for their families one cup at a time. So when I received the news that ten additional villages - home to nearly 60,000 residents - would have their own working well, I felt an explosion of joy, knowing that good health and opportunities for my people are on the way." This commitment builds on the Love Peace Harmony Foundation's success in installing a single well in the village of Tshiole in 2022. The first of the next ten wells will be built in the village of Bakwa Indu.
ABOUT DR. AND MASTER ZHI GANG SHA
As a medical doctor trained by Xi’an Jiaotong University in China, a Tao Grandmaster and 11x New York Times bestselling author, Dr. and Master Zhi Gang Sha has shared global stages with the likes of Deepak Chopra and earned recognition from some of the world’s most visible leaders, Grammy-winners, and CEOs, including the late Maya Angelou, Roberta Flack, and David Meltzer. He established the Love Peace Harmony Foundation in 2008 to serve all humanity and to make others happier and healthier. The Foundation initiates and partners with other aligned organisations and nonprofits to offer assistance and support on numerous local and global humanitarian efforts.
LOVE PEACE HARMONY FOUNDATION
AFRICAN QUEENS: NJINGA
SUPPORT THIS EFFORT BY DONATING TO THE LOVE PEACE HARMONY FOUNDATION. For less than the price of a cup of coffee, you can help someone access clean water for the rest of their life. www.lovepeaceharmony.org/donate/
WATCH QUEEN DIAMBI DISCUSSING THE WELL-BUILDING EFFORT