Photo: USAID, Public domain
Vaccination
Polio-free
8.2 million children reached. The DRC has been polio-free since 2011.
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The race is not over.We pass the torch.
— Dikembe Mutombo
Carrying forward the humanitarian work Dikembe Mutombo began in 1997, in health, education and opportunity for the people of the Congo.
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The Legacy Continues
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Our mission
The Dikembe Mutombo Legacy Foundation exists to preserve and advance Dikembe Mutombo's legacy of service by creating sustainable impact through four interconnected pillars.
Health
A hospital, cancer care and medicine closer to home.
The hospital
Education
Reopening the school Dikembe built for his father.
The school
Girls & Youth Empowerment
Leadership, sport and opportunity for the next generation.
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Community Impact
Strengthening families and communities.
Impact stories
Opportunity carries a responsibility to create opportunity for others.
The principle that guided Dikembe throughout his life.
Photo: MC1 Steve Smith, U.S. Navy, CC BY 2.0
What the work has built.
100,000
patients a year at Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital
28,401
women screened for cervical cancer since 2016
13,305
breast cancer screenings since 2017
480
children served tuition-free at the Samuel Mutombo Institute
Lives behind the numbers.
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Saving a young life
Mechack
Five years old and gravely ill. Surgery at the hospital spared his life.
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The gift of hearing
Kabulo
1,650+ people in Kinshasa heard for the first time, in three days.
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Carry the torch with us.
The hospital, the school and the next generation all need partners.