A message from Patrick Mudimbi, Founder, The Shilo Foundation
A Call to the Congolese Spirit
For generations the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been called ‘the richest land with the poorest people.’ Beneath our soil lies gold, cobalt, copper, diamonds, fertile fields, and rivers strong enough to light Africa — yet too many of our families live in poverty.
It is time to take back what is ours, not through anger or revenge, but through knowledge, unity, and economic strength.
The Shilo Foundation exists to awaken, equip, and empower Congolese everywhere — at home and abroad — to rebuild our nation with our own hands and ideas.
Understanding How We Were Taken
Books like ‘Confessions of an Economic Hit Man’ by John Perkins and ‘The Looting Machine’ by Tom Burgis reveal how powerful nations and corporations used debt, deception, and dependency to control resource-rich countries.
Loans meant for ‘development’ became chains of debt. Foreign contracts drained our minerals while polluting our land. Aid created dependence instead of freedom.
For decades, economic hitmen and corrupt middlemen signed deals that enriched outsiders and impoverished our people. Now that we understand the game — we can rewrite the rules.
The $100 Million Mindset
In Alex Hormozi’s ‘$100M Money Models’, we learn that wealth is built by creating value systems — not waiting for saviors.
The Congolese must design our own economic engines:
– Agriculture & Agro-Processing: turning our mangoes, cassava, and fish into branded exports.
– Clean Energy & Water: solar, hydro, and purification projects run by local engineers.
– Construction & Infrastructure: Congolese-owned equipment, factories, and logistics.
– Technology & Media: digital platforms connecting diaspora investors to homegrown ventures.
When we combine entrepreneurial knowledge with national pride, we become unstoppable.
Shilo: Building the Life Economy
John Perkins warns of the ‘Death Economy’ — exploitation, pollution, corruption — and calls us to build a ‘Life Economy’: one that sustains and uplifts.
The Shilo Foundation stands firmly in this vision. We commit to:
- Clean water, housing, schools, and hospitals built by Congolese for Congolese.
- Training youth and communities to own and maintain their infrastructure.
- Renewable energy and sustainable design that protect our environment.
- Uniting the diaspora — engineers, investors, doctors, artists — to finance and manage Shilo Projects that create jobs and dignity.
Our Greatest Resource: The Congolese People
Congo’s true wealth is not its cobalt — it is its people. Every mason, farmer, nurse, and innovator is a cornerstone of national rebirth.
We must:
- Own what we create. No more exporting raw minerals and importing finished goods.
- Unite beyond tribes and politics. Our common destiny is greater than our divisions.
- Link diaspora capital to local talent. Every Congolese abroad can invest, mentor, and uplift someone back home.
If we do not build our own value chain, others will — and we will again become consumers of our own resources.
The New Covenant
Let this be our declaration:
We will build our future.
We will finance our development.
We will rise as one nation, one purpose, one Congo.
Shilo Foundation is more than a project — it is a blueprint for rebirth. Together, we will turn Congo from a land of extraction into a land of innovation, from dependency into destiny.
Join the Movement
Wherever you are — Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, Brussels, Paris, or the U.S. — you are Shilo.
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