Clinique Papillon
Clinique Papillon is a medical clinic focused on women’s health, but it also provides lifesaving surgeries, medicine, and emergency care to anyone in the community who can’t afford to pay.
The Problem
Clinique Papillon is located in the heart of Lubumbashi, DR Congo, where women face deep-rooted gender imbalances in economic, social, cultural, and political life. These challenges are made even worse by widespread gender-based violence, leaving many women in a daily struggle for survival. At the same time, extreme poverty across the city means that when emergencies arise, the poorest residents often can’t afford hospital care. As a result, many go without treatment or turn to unlicensed practitioners using unsafe methods, putting lives at risk and leading to complications or even death.
The Program
Clinique Papillon was established in 2010 and serves hundreds of vulnerable Congolese women every year. The clinic specializes in the care of women during pregnancy, delivery, and recovery. For women recovering from the trauma of rape, the clinic offers healing and hope. Although best known for supporting pregnant women and new mothers, Clinique Papillon extends care to anyone in need, regardless of background. When you give to this fund, you help make these lifesaving surgeries and services possible for the poorest families in Lubumbashi.
How Your Gift Helps!
Your support helps Clinique Papillon continue providing essential maternal care, guiding women through pregnancy, safe delivery, and recovery with compassion and expertise. It also makes lifesaving surgeries possible, including C sections ($350), hernia repairs ($250), breast lump removals ($150), exploratory laparotomies ($500), and treatments for cervical cancer and fistula ($400).
100% Of Your Donation
will be used to improve the lives of people in the Congo, thanks to some generous donors who pay all our overhead.
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International Needs Canada is a charitable organization with a global network of 34 partner countries. Our approach to development relies on the empowerment of indigenous leaders to bring about change in their local communities. We focus primarily on the empowerment of vulnerable children through education, health and wellness, character development, and skills training.
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