Three layers. Each one non-negotiable.
We don't customise the core package. Every home gets the same three layers. What changes is the site-specific element in Layer 3 and the specific skills in the cohort.
Core Infrastructure
$9,000
Solar power means the home is no longer dependent on a grid that fails daily. Water from a borehole ends the daily task of hauling from a distant source or paying for expensive truck delivery. A small business — typically a freezer unit selling cold drinks and storage, or a similar low-barrier enterprise — gives the home a modest income that reduces its dependence on outside funding for daily operations.
This layer is the same in every home we work with. It is the minimum. The non-negotiable. Without it, everything else is relief.
- Solar PV system — panels, inverter, batteries, wiring
- Borehole + hand pump or submersible pump
- Freezer unit / micro-business startup
Apprenticeship Cohort
$2,000
Every home we partner with has older residents — young people who have aged out of childhood but haven't yet found their footing. Some are seventeen. Some are in their early twenties. They have grown up in care, and they face the hardest transition of their lives with very little support.
The apprenticeship cohort is for them. Each year, we enrol 5–10 young people in accredited training through local providers: driving lessons, salon work, basic computing, electrical installation. The skills they come out with are real, marketable, and Kinshasa-specific.
- 5–10 young residents per year
- Skills: driving, salon, computing, electrical
- Delivered through accredited local providers
Site-Specific Capital
$2,000
No two homes are the same. After the core package is installed and the cohort is enrolled, there is always something specific that makes this home different from the last — a need that is particular to this site, this community, this set of children.
At Ceprokin in 2026, it is a bamboo perimeter enclosure — a security and privacy boundary that Sister Rosalie has long needed. At the next home, it will be something else. We identify it during the scoping visit, budget for it, and deliver it as part of the programme.
- Identified in scoping visit
- Budgeted as fixed line in programme
- Changes home-by-home
Orphelinat Ceprokin.
Led by Sister Rosalie.
Orphelinat Ceprokin is a home for orphaned and vulnerable children in Kinshasa, run by a woman named Sister Rosalie. Mission Sowers has visited Ceprokin many times since 2022. In that time, we have watched Sister Rosalie lead this home through years of material scarcity with remarkable consistency.
Under her leadership, children who arrived with nothing — some, like Freddie, who walked themselves to the gate — have completed secondary school, enrolled at university, learned trades, and built the beginnings of independent lives. She is entrepreneurial. She is respected. She knows every child's name and every family's story.
When we talked to her about the pilot, she said yes.
The full installation takes place across July 2026. Our team will be on the ground for the entire month, working alongside Sekani Tech on the solar system and Hope Drill on the borehole. The bamboo perimeter will be constructed. The first apprenticeship cohort of 5–10 young people will be enrolled and begin training with local providers. Baseline metrics will be captured. This is month one of a new model.
The Inaugural Gala in November 2026 will be where we share the results with the people who made it possible. If you are one of those people — or you want to be — this is how to get involved.
Where the $13,000 goes.
| Item | Detail | Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Layer 1 — Core Infrastructure | $9,000 | |
| Solar PV system | Panels, inverter, batteries, cabling | $5,000 |
| Borehole & pump | Drilling, casing, pump installation | $3,000 |
| Micro-business startup | Freezer unit + initial stock | $1,000 |
| Layer 2 — Apprenticeship Cohort | 5–10 residents, year 1 | $2,000 |
| Layer 3 — Site-Specific Capital | Bamboo perimeter (Ceprokin 2026) | $2,000 |
| Total Programme Cost | $13,000 |
All figures in USD. Budget applies per home per initial programme cycle. Annual apprenticeship cohorts continue in subsequent years at reduced cost.
Our ground partners.
Sister Rosalie & Orphelinat Ceprokin
Kinshasa, DRC · Pilot Partner
Director of Orphelinat Ceprokin and the anchor of the 2026 pilot. Sister Rosalie has run this home for years, building an environment where children who arrive with nothing can find stability, education, and a path forward. The Rooted Model is designed around the infrastructure gap she has identified.
Sekani Tech
Kinshasa, DRC · Solar
Our solar installation partner for the 2026 pilot. Sekani Tech brings deep local knowledge, quality equipment, and an established track record of solar installations in Kinshasa. They are not a foreign provider trying to work in the DRC — they are a DRC company doing this work at home.
Hope Drill
Kinshasa, DRC · Water
Our borehole and water installation partner. Hope Drill carries out the drilling, casing, and pump installation for the clean water component of the programme. Like Sekani Tech, they are a local company with the permits, equipment, and local expertise to do this work properly.
Church of God Charitable Trust
Ireland · Umbrella Charity
All Mission Sowers giving flows through CGCT, an umbrella charity registered in Ireland. CGCT provides the governance framework, statutory reporting, and financial accountability that allows donors to give with confidence that their money is properly managed under Irish charity law.