'SOS Goma': 40 tons of aid for Congo

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The City of Brussels started the solidarity action 'SOS Goma' in 2009. The action wanted to collect aid for the people who were victims of the human drama in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Container with aid

For several months there was a large collection by the International Solidarity Unit. The citizens raised massive support for the action. A container of 40 tons is on its way to Africa:

• 30 tons of clothing (men, women and children)
• 1 ton of tableware
• 1,5 tons of wheelchairs for disabled
• 2,7 tons of school materials
• nearly 1 ton of toys
• 1,4 tons of stuff for babies (pushchairs, baby bottles, mattresses)
• 1 ton of medicine
• nearly 1 ton of food

Logistical support

The citizens of Brussels have thus shown their strong solidarity. The cleanliness service of the City of Brussels also gave some logistical support. The department offered containers and helped in the loading of the container. The container will pass by the ports of Antwerp and Dar es Salaam (in Tanzania) towards the Kivu region in Congo.