Happy 54th Independence Congo

Today is an exciting day, my country, my motherland is celebrating another year of independence.

The 54th year. 

Many would say that in actuality we are a very far cry from independence, which is very truth; as a country we have a lot of work to do, but before that as community we have a lot of work, but even before this you as an individual have a lot of work to do. It all comes down to education.

Knowledge is Power 

The world looks at statistics and GDP's to measure the worth of a country, the land, the people. However, I personally do not think that there is any economical report or journal that could capture the truth of Congo, and what it is about.

People have their conceptions about the Congo, people have their concerns and opinions, and that, is inevitable. But what I would urge every and any Congolese child whether here in the UK, or elsewhere, is to find out for yourself more about where it is you come from, your story and your history; in doing this, you will have a clearer understanding of where in society you stand and where you are going.
Take your time in reading about Congo's discovery, and the unfolding of her story from that moment, till now. Congo is such a rich country in itself, and it is even richer in what produces and what it could potentially offer if in the right hands.
So enrich yourself, if you are proud to be Congolese, don't just be proud of her, honour her by taking the time to educate yourself about her. You never know, you may be those right hands to catapult Congo into the realm she and her people deserve to be in.

See Congo through a perspective constructed by yourself, through what you read, through what your own mind has absorbed, not what the whole entire world tell you.

Personally, I am more than proud to be from the country; its a blessing to me to be bought up in this vibrate, electric and rich culture of my country. Its feeling that I cannot explain it, and its a part of me I would never change. I am proud to be Congolese, and every Congolese person in the world should be to, if their is any reason you aren't proud, then you haven't read enough, google it, pick up a book, just read…

In the meantime

Without keeping you any longer Miss Leonne and I want to wish you Happy Independence Day x

Happy Independence Day Love Miss Congo UK 

Positive pageants & Race For Life

Hiya everyone, I know I have been gone for a while, but that’s because my life had been taken over by exams and coursework deadlines. But now that is all done, I could update you all on what I as well as Miss Leonne have been up to for the past couple of months.

Over the month of May, Leonne and I were welcomed into the most beautiful sisterhood that pageantry has ever seen; our paths crossed with beautiful Queens named Miss Layia, Miss Michelle and Miss Miriam. All three of them took part in last years Miss Jamaica UK, each of whom came away with a deserving title, since then together they had created ‘Positive Pageants’.

Positive Pageants was created to showcase that Beauty Queens do more than just look pretty, to give back to the community and be an inspiration to young girls on platforms other than beauty.

The first mission that Loenne and I were involved in was RaceForLife, which I will tell you more about later on in the post. Through out May we had been campaigning, getting people to support and sponsor the course, and one of our stops was Mystic Radio, where we met the lovely charismatic presenter Juvenile (absolutely bursting with energy that Saturday afternoon), as well as the rest of the girls, which was nice experience. We were one of the first to enter the Mystic Radio new studio, where we got a bit carried away and had a mini photo shoot: we took group pictures of, the positive pageant girls together as well as an incredible amount of selfies.  

It was a very positive start, everyone had so much incredible energy it was just good vibes all round, we had a lot of laughs you wouldn’t have thought that most of us had just met for the first time that day. That same energy and vibes was maximised on the day of the 31^st May, the day of the actual race itself, everyone was in good spirits, excited to do the race, make a difference, join the fight against cancer and that’s exactly what we did.

I finished the race in 56mins, I walked most of it, I will tell you now I am not a runner, I don’t do running, but RaceForLife was not too bad, 5k as terrifying as it may sound its not too bad at all. It is defiantly a runnable distance; anyone could do it, especially if it is for a course as important as cancer. During the race I encountered a number of people who had been directly affected by cancer, which kept me going, kept me running (though I hate running with every ounce of being within me) till the finishing line.

Cancer is a horrible experience for anyone to meet in his or her lives, by either being directly affected, or watching a family member, or a friend going through it. I hope that the effort the positive pageants girls and myself, contribute to the very much needed research to finding the cure to this horrific disease, that has taken the lives of so many people and have left a void in so many families. 

If you are in anyway affected by cancer, there are a number of helplines available that, offer support and advice, or just a listening ear when you are feeling overwhelmed by the whole ordeal.

Cancer research themselves do offer a helpline that does just that, so anytime you need help or supportive ear, do not hold off from picking up the phone. Dial the number below

0808 800 40 40

And for those affected by cancer, in one way or another, from myself Miss Congo UK and the rest of the Positive Pageants team, you’re not alone in your fight and no matter how hard things get, you WILL  get through it.

P.S there is still a chance for you at home reading this to make a difference, the positive pageants girls and I will be extremely grateful for the any donations made; does not matter how small, you will be changing someone’s life.

www.justgiving.com/owner-email/pleasesponsor/positive-pageants