“Comfort Babies helps me a lot! I don’t go hungry, my baby has food and clothes. We are growing and I am a new person. Thank you!”
Clementine,
Mum supported by Comfort Babies
Vision Statement
To see wholeness, purpose and unity restored in people and communities across the nations of the world through the powerful love and practical action of Jesus Christ and His Kingdom.
Mission Statement
To help rebuild lives devastated by poverty, genocide and conflict in the nations of the world.
Giving Statement
90 – 100% of gifts received goes to our projects in Africa.
About us
We work with partners in Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, South Sudan and Uganda to bring lasting transformation to lives and communities.
Our work includes:
- Providing healthcare and hospital facilities in DR Congo.
- Identifying and rescuing street kids and giving them a loving home.
- Facilitating healing and reconciliation in post-genocide and conflict communities.
- Supporting vulnerable mums and their babies.
- Providing education, training and help to start a business.
- Rehabilitating ex-child soldiers.
- Providing church leadership training.
Since our foundation in 1999, we have worked closely with local partners to ensure that people can become self-sufficient long after we have helped them.
Our history
1999
Callum Henderson visited Rwanda for the first time. With the involvement of his local church, he set up Comfort Rwanda, the name coming from Isaiah chapter 14 verse 1.
2004
Until this point we operated mainly within a local church context focusing on helping genocide survivors. We saw a remarkable change in people’s lives.
2006
We set up the Street Kids Rescue programme. We also launched our website in this year.
2007
We began working in D.R. Congo with small scale food projects.
2010
We launched the Christian College of Rwanda.
2011
The charity had grown by over 40 times in size. The trustees decided to employ a permanent member of staff to help run the charity. We set up our first shop in Airdrie (Scotland).
2013
The ITVET school was opened to meet an exit strategy for our Street Kids as they got older.
2014
We changed our name to Comfort Rwanda & Congo.
2015
We began Comfort Babies, which became a huge project that helped over 80 families. We also opened the Rusayu Hospital in D.R. Congo. The same year, the ex child soldiers moved into their village of hope.
2017
3,500 children had been educated in Comfort schools in Congo. After beginning our work in Uganda, we rebranded to Comfort International.
2017
We responded to requests for help in Burundi. We began a SKR project at two locations in Bujumbura.
2019
On our 20th anniversary we began work on the Comfort transformation centre.
2019
We launched our South Sudan child support project
Now
We are still looking to expand and help as many people as we can. We will never lose our hunger to change people’s lives.
2004
Until this point we operated mainly within a local church context focusing on helping genocide survivors. We saw a remarkable change in people’s lives.
2007
We began working in D.R. Congo with small scale food projects.
2011
The charity had grown by over 40 times in size. The trustees decided to employ a permanent member of staff to help run the charity. We set up our first shop in Airdrie (Scotland).
2014
We changed our name to Comfort Rwanda & Congo.
2017
3,500 children had been educated in Comfort schools in Congo. After beginning our work in Uganda, we rebranded to Comfort International.
2017
We responded to requests for help in Burundi. We began a SKR project at two locations in Bujumbura.
Now
We are still looking to expand and help as many people as we can. We will never lose our hunger to change people’s lives.
Our impact:
- Over 500 street kids sponsored
- Over 90 mums and babies given food and clothing
- A lifesaving hospital built in D.R. Congo
- Overseeing 170 schools in D.R. Congo