Moments of Impact

Stories Told Through Every Image

Photos from our schools, clinic, humanitarian projects, and community programs across Kinshasa.

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Our Story in Pictures

Every Image Reflects a Moment of Growth, Compassion, or Service

Explore moments from Break the Chain of Poverty's work in the DRC: learning, healing, building, and serving together.

Featured Moments

A few images that capture what this work looks like, up close.

Schools

Campuses Across Kinshasa

American Academy of Excellence campuses across Kinshasa.

AAE1 Kiala school building in Kinshasa — AAE1, Kiala

AAE2 Mbanza school building in Kinshasa — AAE2, Mbanza

AAE3 Kimpese school building in Kinshasa — AAE3, Kimpese

AAE4 Kindobo school building in Kinshasa — AAE4, Kindobo

AAE5 Kinkole school building in Kinshasa — AAE5, Kinkole

AAE6 Kinkole school building in Kinshasa — AAE6, Kinkole

AAE7 Ndjili school building in Kinshasa — AAE7, Ndjili

AAE8 Better Bibwa school building in Kinshasa — AAE8, Better Bibwa

Education

Learning, Growth, and Opportunity

Daily learning and classroom life across our school network.

Students in a classroom — Students in class

A student writing at a school desk — Student writing at a desk

Two students at library bookshelves — Students at the library shelves

A visitor reading with a student in class — Reading together in class

A child reading among a pile of books — Child reading among books

Students in yellow uniforms in a classroom — Students in a classroom

Students gathered at a school assembly — Students at a school assembly

Students standing in formation in a courtyard — Students in formation

Healthcare

Care Delivered With Dignity

Zion Medical Clinic: laboratory, pharmacy, medical team, and clinic spaces.

Laboratory technician examining a sample under a microscope — Laboratory testing

Pharmacist holding medication in the clinic pharmacy — Pharmacy

Two clinic staff members in scrubs — Medical team

Surgical team working in an operating room — Operating room team

Courtyard of the clinic with signs for laboratory and observation rooms — Clinic courtyard

Volunteers

Hands That Show Up

Local volunteers and support for vulnerable children and families.

Volunteers planting a tree — Local volunteers planting a tree

Orphanage building in Kinshasa — Orphanage home

Community

Building Alongside Communities

Clean water, bridges, and community projects.

Water well drilling — Clean water, drilling

Team installing a water pipe — Installing a water pipe

Farm partners demonstrating a power tiller on prepared soil — Preparing land with a power tiller

Families collecting clean water into buckets — Families collecting clean water

Events

Moments Worth Celebrating

Student performances, group celebrations, and scholarship certificates.

Group celebrating in front of a school wall with the BCP and AAE logos — Group celebration at an AAE school

Young students performing on a stage — Student performers on stage

Four people holding university scholarship certificates — University scholarship certificates, 2025

Three people holding university scholarship certificates — University scholarship recipients, 2025

Behind the Mission

Behind the Mission

Every photo represents people working together toward the same goal.

Students and Families

The children and households whose daily lives these programs are built around.

Staff and Volunteers

The teachers, medical staff, and volunteers who show up to do the work.

Partners and Communities

The local leaders and neighbors who make each project possible.

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