This is our story:
"In the year of its foundation (2020), the 4Watoto Foundation started a very ambitious project: the construction of The 4WatotoHouse in Goma (DR Congo). Construction started in March with the aim of realizing a family home that can provide education in addition to a home. After three and a half months of construction, 4Watoto opened its doors in June 2020. Our family consists of 25 children and 11 adults, who only take on a family role.
We provide intensive care for 1 family, 1 family consisting of 25 children, 11 permanent caregivers and 9 team members.
We give children a home with personal attention. They belong to a close community.
A child can best grow up in a family, but it is not always possible to live with their own parents or close family. This applies to all the children in the 4WatotoHouse. Children need a safe environment.
A family can offer this best and gives children the best foundation to grow up to be emotionally stable and independent adults. That a child can grow up best in a family may sound obvious, but this principle is all too often trampled underfoot.
In family homes, permanent 'family parents' provide a home for a small group of children, with whom they live together as a family. In a foster family or family home, children experience a normal and natural family life. That is why The 4WatotoHouse is not an orphanage, but a family home, a home for 1 family.
the description of the 4watoto hous:
The 4WatotoHouse is built on a 22 x 11 meter plot and consists of a ground floor with a secured roof terrace. The house includes eight functional spaces such as a kitchen, living room, bedrooms for boys and girls with private bathrooms, and a staff room with medical storage. Until 4Watoto has its own school, the living room is used as a classroom for home education.