by Frede Jakobsen
Humana People-to-People is going north – and taking its first steps into the many French-speaking countries of Africa.
Until today, Humana has been present only in the English and Portuguese speaking countries of Southern Africa. Now Humana has ‘invaded’ the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on its march to be present in as many African countries as possible.
The move into DRC has been made possible with the help of former US-president Bill Clinton’s foundation, the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). Through its connections with major funders, CGI has helped Humana to get its hands on 8.1 million dollars for a three year implementation of the Amdi Petersen-invented “TCE” (Total Control of the Epidemic) Aids programme, starting this year.
It is not clear how much money CGI has itself donated. But the Clinton foundation has strongly recommended Humana’s projects. Amongst the other donors are the World Bank, UNAIDS and the Ministry of Health in DR Congo.
The International Humana Movement – from it’s headquarters in Zimbabwe – has spent a couple of years preparing for the invasion of DR Congo. A DR Congo-branch of Humana has been established in the outskirts of the capital, Kinshasha, with a small-scale so-called Child Aid-project.
“Students” from DR Congo have been sent to Humana’s schools in Zimbabwe and Malawi. The big breakthrough has come with the Clinton-foundation’s decision to recommend the donation of 8.1 million US-dollars to the TCE project in the border-region between DR Congo and Zambia. Humana has been very active in Zambia for years.
