The Ida Lee Project

✨ Time flies! ✨ 2 weeks into Ravonna’s trip to Kisangani, and we have so many advances to report at the Ida Lee House:

💫 Upgraded patient beds
💫 Refined organizational systems
💫 Intensive staff training sessions
💫 Brand-new medical equipment
💫 Starlink internet up-and-running
💫 Strengthened partnerships
💫 Lot of laughs with patients
💫 A mighty new generator powering the compound

Want to help us make more urgent upgrades to our women's health sanctuary? ✨ Join us on at: https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/ida-lee-house-womens-health-in-the-drc/

A message from our founder, Ravonna:

I have arrived at the Ida Lee House.
There are patients in the beds. Families with them.
It is very emotional.
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While there was no official holiday break at our new Ida Lee House this year — too many women to serve!— we are eager to mark the beginning of 2026 as our first ✨new year✨ with our own women's medical health center in Kisangani (which we opened officially in August).

This triumph, our Ida Lee House, comes after nearly a decade of dedication to women's health in the region. We couldn't be more proud.

Cheers to a bright and impactful 2026 in Kisangani and wherever you are! 💛

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💫 TODAY ONLY 💫 Your donation is doubles on GlobalGiving, bringing more healing and hope to women in Kisangani, DRC. 💞Join us! https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/ida-lee-house-womens-health-in-the-drc/

"Today, Wednesday, October 8, 2025, the Ida Lee team performed the first surgical procedure since the center's opening: a total mastectomy on a patient with two cancerous masses in her right breast." - update from the Ida Lee House surgical team

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This urgent medical care for the women of the Congo would not be possible without your support. Thank you for being part of the Ida Lee House story 💫

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