In 2023, after nearly a quarter-century away, I returned home to Congo. What I witnessed changed me forever.
I saw women and children walking miles under the scorching sun, carrying heavy jerry cans for water — a basic necessity many of us take for granted. These weren’t strangers. They were my people, living a reality that could have been mine. The same paths they walk each day could have been my journey if life had unfolded differently.
Standing at the intersection of my two worlds, everything became clear. I realized I had been uniquely positioned to help bridge them — not just by responding to the crisis, but by building a long-term solution rooted in dignity and access.
This is how La Source was born.
— Jenny Muleka
Founder & CEO, La Source