At The Heart of Congo Kids — Crowdfunding on wemakeit

A pediatric doctor from the University Clinics of Kinshasa (DR Congo) needs to purchase scientific equipment to do his research and get advice from Swiss cardiologists. Can you help us?

CHF 16’183

231% of CHF 7’000

231 %

This is how it works

The «all or nothing» principle applies: The project only receives the funds if the funding target is reached or exceeded.

69 backers

Successfully concluded on 7/7/2017

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Choose your reward:

CHF 25.-6 taken
Signed scientific article
As a sponsor, you will receive a copy of the first scientific article published from our Congo-Switzerland collaboration with a «thank you» word signed by the main authors.
CHF 50.-9 taken
Attend report session
With this support, you will be invited to attend to a progress report session at the University of Bern that we will organize during Dr. Kayembe’s next visit to Switzerland.
CHF 100.-19 taken
Congolese kid drawing
You will receive an original drawing painted by one of the kids participating in the study, with a «thank you» note from Dr. Kayembe.
CHF 150.-8 taken
Meet the Congolese community
You will have the opportunity to join us in a very special apéro with members of the Congolese community in Switzerland to share first hand experiences as Congolese in the country.
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About the Initiators

Superuser

Patricia Teixidor

Lausanne

My main goal nowadays is to put together my two assets —a scientific background (PhD) and more than 10 years of experience in the Publishing world— to help scientists communicate their knowledge and discoveries to the general public. Video production for science outreach: https://vimeo.com/user6296

3 own projects
1 project backed

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Hugues Abriel

Lausanne

I am a scientist interested in the molecular bases of human disease. I am working at the University of Bern in Switzerland. Following a sabbatical stay in 2021 at the University of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Fes (Morocco), my goal is to give the opportunity to young and motivated scientists from these Universities to gain new knowledge about academic Medicine.

4 own projects
10 projects backed

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