Fally Ipupa founded the Fally Ipupa Foundation in June 2013, shortly after rehabilitating his former school, St. Jean-Baptiste in Kinshasa, and providing it with 100 equipped desks.[1][3] Following its establishment, he then announced to Radio Okapi his strategy to procure funds for the foundation through concerts and other socio-cultural events.[1]
Early and later initiatives
On 14 October 2014, the FFI dispatched a medical ambulance to the General Hospital of Goma. The foundation also distributed clothes and shoes to the victims embroiled in the Kivu conflicts in Goma.[3] In October 2016, the Fally Ipupa Foundation launched the "Mayi Na Kisenso" initiative (denoting water for all) in Kinshasa to supply drinking water to the urban-rural commune of Kisenso.[4] The project began on 6 October, with the planning of the roads and land where the water supply point was erected.[4] In June 2018, during the resurgence of the Ebola epidemic in the eastern region of the DRC, the FFI launched a fundraising campaign and partnered with the humanitarian response led by the Congolese government and its health partners to help those in need.[5]
Community support during crisis
Fally Ipupa as part of the commemoration of the Day of the African Child with the aim of safeguarding children's protection during times of armed conflict, June 2018
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fally Ipupa Foundation launched a fundraising campaign to help vulnerable and destitute people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Within a few days of its launch, the campaign collected over $10,000 in cash and tons of in-kind donations.[6][7] The FFI also received a generous donation of 1,000 bags of rice.[6] After the final collection, the FFI entrusted the Catholic Church with distributing all the donations collected, mainly through orphanages, homes for older adults, and other places.[6] On 18 June 2020, the Fally Ipupa Foundation presented a check for €20,000 and 2,500 anti-COVID masks to the Panzi Foundation of Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege through its clinic in Kinshasa.[8][9]
Maternal healthcare support
On 17 May 2021, the FFI visited women giving birth at the Maternité de Kintambo hospital building located in Kinshasa's Kintambo commune and the CBCO (Communauté Baptiste Du Congo) hospital in the Bandalungwa commune.[10] Due to the financial crisis that had prevented some births for several months, the Fally Ipupa Foundation paid the bills for around thirty mothers.[10]
In August 2024, Fally Ipupa visited a refugee camp situated 30 km from Goma, sheltering people who had escaped the ongoing Rwandan-backed M23 assault in North Kivu.[12][13] The foundation donated essentials including food, clothing, school supplies, and other necessary products,[12] and oversaw the development of a school for the region's victims, with plans to name it after Y'a Nenet Anangi in honor of his friendship.[14][15][16]
1 2 "Eau potable: Fally Ipupa à la rescousse de Kisenso"[Drinking water: Fally Ipupa to the rescue of Kisenso]. Mediacongo.net (in French). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
1 2 Lutete, Michée (15 June 2022). "RDC: Fally Ipupa Fondation en soutien aux FARDC"[DRC: Fally Ipupa Foundation in support of the FARDC]. Lemag (in French). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
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