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7 Oct, 2017 18:38

Congo: Cycle of life

In the shadow of an active volcano, crushing poverty, and sporadic wars, Charlie Makongo founded a cycling club in the Congolese city of Goma that gives its youth a beacon of hope. Concentrating on training distracts the boys from their harsh everyday lives and keeps them from joining armed groups. But a menacing cloud hangs over the project: Nyiragono is due for another eruption.groups. 

Watch "Congo: cycle of life" on RTD website

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