Who We Are
Inganji Roots is a community-led nonprofit founded in Eastern Congo by survivors, for survivors. We stand alongside those most affected by war equipping them to heal from trauma, access education, build livelihoods, and change. We believe transformation doesn’t wait for peace or, it begins now, even in the midst of conflict.
Mission:
In times of war and crisis, we serve those too often overlooked — widows, orphans, prisoners, and youth — restoring dignity and creating pathways to opportunity. Through trauma healing, education, and economic empowerment, we help build resilient communities that remember, adapt, and rise.
Heal
Trauma care and mental health support in the midst of crisis.
Learn
Education and skills-building where access is limited.
Earn
Creating pathways to income and independence.
Lead
Supporting survivors to organize, speak, and shape change
Support Inganji Roots
Your contribution helps us preserve culture, empower communities, and grow opportunities for the next generation.
Reached 1,300
Inmates weekly with spiritual and trauma support.
Enrolled 535+
Learners, improving literacy
by 56%.
Enabled 150+
Women to earn income through savings groups.
Engaged 140+
Youth in leadership and resilience programs.
Planted 400+
Fruit trees via youth-led environmental initiatives.
Treated 318+ People
Including 26 child births and
one surgery.
Inkingi Clubs
Prison Ministry
House of Tamar
Theology of Work
Lazare Rukundwa Sebitereko is a Congolese theologian, educator, and peacebuilder committed to faith, resilience, and service. Born amid conflict and displacement, he returned to rebuild what was broken, co-founding Eben-Ezer University of Minembwe in 2007 to bring education, healing, and leadership to eastern Congo.
When violence displaced thousands in 2020, the university became a refuge for over 5,000 people. Wrongfully imprisoned in 2023, Lazare continued teaching and promoting peace in prison and returned immediately to his work after release.
“Even in prison, I chose to plant seeds of hope…..”
Get Involved
At Inganji Roots, we believe survivors of war can rebuild their futures even in the middle of conflict. Join us as we help widows, single mothers, and orphaned children heal, learn, earn, and lead from the inside out.
