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🎉 Annual Event 📅 Coming Soon — Brisbane, QLD

Congoflavour Festival 2025

Our biggest event of the year — a celebration of Congolese culture, food, music, dance, and fashion in Brisbane. All funds raised go directly to our programs in Mbuji-Mayi, DRC. Join us for an unforgettable day of community and colour.

📍 Brisbane, Queensland 🎶 Live Music & Dance 🍽️ Congolese Food 👗 Fashion Show

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Congoflavour Festival — Congolese culture celebration in Brisbane Australia

📰 Latest News & Stories

Agriculture Training results in Mbuji-Mayi DRC

💛 Impact Story

📅 March 2025

How Agriculture Training is Feeding Families Across Mbuji-Mayi

Since ACN launched its agriculture training program, over 300 community members have learned sustainable crop cultivation. Families who once struggled to feed themselves are now generating surplus income through local markets — a transformation in just a few years.

✍️ ACN Team Read Story →

🌍 Program Update

📅 February 2025

Digital Literacy Program Reaches 200 Graduates

ACN's Digital Literacy program in Mbuji-Mayi has now trained over 200 participants in computer and smartphone skills — opening doors to online business and digital employment.

✍️ ACN Team Read More →

Sewing Social Enterprise women empowerment DRC

💛 Impact Story

📅 January 2025

Women in Mbuji-Mayi Launch Their Own Clothing Businesses

Graduates of ACN's Sewing & Knitting program are now running their own micro-enterprises across the city, creating income and independence for dozens of families.

✍️ ACN Team Read More →

🌍 Program Update

📅 December 2024

500 Solar Lanterns Distributed to Schools & Homes

The Buddy2Buddy Solar project has now delivered 500 solar lanterns across Mbuji-Mayi, enabling evening study for hundreds of children and reducing dangerous kerosene use.

✍️ ACN Team Read More →

📣 News

📅 November 2024

ACN Welcomes New Board Members at 2024 AGM

At our Annual General Meeting in Brisbane, ACN welcomed three new board members and approved the 2025 strategic plan — expanding programs and strengthening our DRC operations.

✍️ ACN Board Read More →

Relief Wakes NDIS support services update

📣 News

📅 October 2024

Relief Wakes Renews NDIS Registration Through to 2028

ACN's disability support arm, Relief Wakes Support Services, has successfully renewed its NDIS provider registration through August 2028, confirming 13 support services across Brisbane and Ipswich QLD.

✍️ Relief Wakes Read More →

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