{"id":524,"date":"2017-12-22T06:35:39","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T14:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cammedrcongo.org\/\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2017-12-22T06:35:39","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T14:35:39","slug":"what-is-camme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cammedrcongo.org\/about\/what-is-camme\/","title":{"rendered":"What is CAMME?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #38a4e8;\">CAMME’s Mission<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>“To help the youth of Congo live a future free of exploitation, maximize their potential, and help themselves<\/strong>.”<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>CAMME’s founders began with a belief that in the midst of war, poverty, and disaster, hope endures. \u00a0When given the right tools, even in the most impossible circumstances, children can succeed.\u00a0 Through our work, we provide this hope.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning as a refuge for children in need, today CAMME has developed two principal tracks; a formal education model through <a href=\"https:\/\/cammedrcongo.org\/youth-inspirations-academy\/\">Youth Inspirations Academy<\/a>, and CAMME\u2019s original approach of vocational and entrepreneurial training for vulnerable children.<\/p>\n<p>In both tracks, our work is based on six key components, all with a common goal-\u00a0children at CAMME achieve their true potential, educationally, professionally, and\u00a0personally:<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-297 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cammedrcongo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Components-1-1024x652.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cammedrcongo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Components-1-1024x652.png 1024w, https:\/\/cammedrcongo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Components-1-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/cammedrcongo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Components-1-768x489.png 768w, https:\/\/cammedrcongo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Components-1-1568x999.png 1568w, https:\/\/cammedrcongo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Components-1.png 1636w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #38a4e8;\"><strong>ADVOCACY<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0– for the rights of vulnerable children in Goma and throughout the DRC;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #38a4e8;\"><strong>INNOVATION<\/strong><\/span> – in constantly developing new ideas\u00a0for children to successfully support themselves, integrating technology, and creating new programs and services adapted to the Congolese context.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #38a4e8;\"><strong>EDUCATION<\/strong><\/span> – to provide children the training they need to build their future, including formal education, employability and entrepreneurship, culture, civic participation, and beyond;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #38a4e8;\">SELF SUFFICIENCY<\/span><\/strong> – for children to develop the tools and skills they need to support themselves with food, shelter, and medical care;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #38a4e8;\"><strong>PROTECTION<\/strong><\/span> – for the children in our programs from manipulation, violence, and a return to the streets or the battlefield;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #38a4e8;\">REINTEGRATION<\/span><\/strong> – of\u00a0children\u00a0abandoned by or separated from their families, arranging visits where possible and appropriate, and serving as mediators where we can.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAMME’s Mission “To help the youth of Congo live a future free of exploitation, maximize their potential, and help themselves.” CAMME’s founders began with a belief that in the midst of war, poverty, and disaster, hope endures. \u00a0When given the right tools, even in the most impossible circumstances, children can succeed.\u00a0 Through our work, we […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":98,"parent":530,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cammedrcongo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/524"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cammedrcongo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cammedrcongo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cammedrcongo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cammedrcongo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=524"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cammedrcongo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/524\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cammedrcongo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/530"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cammedrcongo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cammedrcongo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}