Houston, Texas · Est. 2021 · 501(c)(3) nonprofit · Serving the DRC & Burkina Faso
Every Child Deserves to Begin.
From Rags To Decency shelters, schools, and restores children caught in homelessness and forced labor in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burkina Faso.
Just $25 a month helps keep a child sheltered and in school.
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Organization-reported impact figures confirmed October 2, 2026.
The Democratic Republic of Congo
They mined the metal in your phone. They deserve more than that.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, children dig the coltan that powers the modern world — at the cost of their childhoods, their schooling, and too often their lives. An estimated 5 million lives have been lost in the Democratic Republic of Congo's conflict, according to the International Rescue Committee. We are there to pull children out of the mines and put them back where they belong: in safety, and in school.
Burkina Faso, West Africa
We went. We saw. We're going back.
In Burkina Faso, West Africa, children face homelessness and exploitation with almost no safety net. We went to see with our own eyes — and we are going back, with shelter, schooling, and a plan.
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Stories of hope.
Illustrative stories show the kinds of lives your giving touches. Real field stories will appear only with informed consent.
A Safe Place to Sleep
Night falls differently on the street. For a child with no home, darkness is not rest — it is vigilance.
Read the story →A Trade, A Future
There is a dangerous in-between age — too old for children's programs, too young to provide.
Read the story →The Church That Wouldn't Give Up
Long before any outside help arrived, there was a church that refused to look away.
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