The Congolese Amputee Giving New Prosthetic Limbs to the Wounded

The Congolese amputee giving new prosthetic limbs to the wounded

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - Wivine Kavira Mukata was in the kitchen preparing plantains and fish soup for her family on the day in February 2014 when a bomb tore through her home in Beni, in eastern Congo's war-hit North Kivu province. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Congolese amputee giving new prosthetic limbs to the wounded - Regional Media News

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Wivine Kavira Mukata was in the kitchen preparing plantains and fish soup for her family on the day in February 2014 when a bomb tore through her home in Beni, in eastern Congo’s war-hit North Kivu province. Both her parents were injured in the attack, attributed by Congolese authorities to Ugandan rebels, and Mukata needed to have her leg amputated just above the knee. A well-worn photograph from th…