Habari ya Mikembo – Start of the 2016 school year After a busy, eventful summer break, the new school year started smoothly in Mikembo! All our sixth grade pupils passed their state exam and the top two were selected for secondary school . Lungwa Bernard is registered at Salama and Kazembe Mulimi Freddy, at […]
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Habari ya Mikembo – End of year 2015 • First trimestre without any particular issue at the school of Kinsangwe. • From mid-November to mid-December, as part of their course of ecology, students from the second to the sixth primary installed a small Albizia Lebeck tree nursery (fast growing exotic plant species). • On […]
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My scientific name is Tragelaphus spekii but I’m also known as marshbuck or sitatunga. My species lives in Central, Western and Eastern Africa. Personally, I am a katangese orphan raised by the Mikembo family. I grow for now at their home with baby bottles and love they are given me. I will return in my […]
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Animal, plant or human being, discover here every month with Fumbo a new living being of the Katanga Region !
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Habari ya Mikembo Février et Mars 2015 The dispensary works normally with a team that is as motivated as efficient! A small meeting took place on the 6th of February in order to review the operation and we noted a predominance of cases of malaria and anemia. After a little bit […]
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Habari ya Mikembo Octobre 2014 Illustrated books They arrived at the beginning of the month ! Very few losse, Phew! The private viewing, which was initially planned for October, will be held next year so that all the parties involved are able to attend. Meanwhile, we started working on the next books, one on mushrooms and […]
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Habari ya Mikembo August and September 2014 We apologize for not sending any news in August, due to unexpected events as well as the lack of stories to tell… We are now back on track J Kinsangwe School Hectic start as we had about 450 appliquants, far too many for our classrooms. […]
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11-08-14 Habari ya Mikembo Juillet 2014 🙂 Medical material for the community clinic was bought thanks to the financing of the Rotary Club (8.615 USD). The rest will be bought with our own money when needed by the manager. The community clinic is finally finished! And it looks great 🙂 Electricity produced by solar energy […]
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Bonjour à tous, j’me présente je m’appelle « Vacances ». Ce mois-ci je suis la star car dans l’hémisphère nord, les grandes vacances qui séparent une année scolaire de l’autre se déroulent en juillet-août et les parents profitent de cette période pour aussi prendre une petite pause à leur travail ! Mon nom […]
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12-07-14 Habari ya Mikembo June 2014 🙂 The first stage of the training in Ecology was a success (GIZ contract). The length of the formation had to be shortened due to the exams but our experts managed nevertheless to fulfill their goal. The second training course will take place in a school « in the bush » […]
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05-06-14 Habari ya Mikembo May 2014 On the 8th of May, we signed a contract on «environmental education in the Katanga Province» with the GIZ (German cooperation). Our experts have started to train teachers in one of the schools in Lubumbashi. They will then go to the village of Lubanda (beginning of September) in order […]
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My name is thelotornis capensis, also called african twig snake or bird snake. I’m close to the boomslang. I have horizontal pupils, shaped like keyholes, which is quite rare among snakes. This gives me a good binocular vision. Binocular vision helps to precisely evaluate distances, which is important for species like me who move amongst […]
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My name is Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica rustica). It comes from the fact that I nesting in buildings such as barns or stables. In French, I’m also called « Hirondelle de cheminée » (which means “Chimney’s Swallow” because I often build my nest in chimneys. I’m very small and weigh only 20 gr. As strength lies in […]
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My name is Amanita loosi Beeli, commonly called ‘tente’ (pronounced tèn-té). Those who don’t know the local language often call me ‘Tintin’ but do I look like Tintin to you? I’m sometimes called ‘Christmas mushroom’ because I come out in December. I like the hot and rainy weather from December until February, that’s why I’m […]
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I might not be the prettiest but I was chosen to represent the Mikembo and Mukini Associations and I’m proud of it! I symbolise the Katanga bush quite well: beautiful, discreet and tough. Solitary and tenacious, I see my projects trough without bragging. If you wanna know more about me please visit open my ID […]
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