Barbara Ferguson will speak about her work in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, April 22, at St Stephen's Anglican Church, Lugarno.
The 10am to noon meeting will include morning tea.
Dr Ferguson, a retired academic from Sans Souci with a PhD in social welfare — specialising in refugee settlement — went to Goma in 2009 to do voluntary work with the HEAL Africa Hospital.
Appalled by the plight of the pygmies, who were shunned and shunted from one bit of swampland to another, she raised enough money to buy land for a village.
Since then churches, community groups and individuals have helped help Dr Ferguson maintain a pygmy village of about 170 residents and providing money for education, training, a preschool and community centre.
At the Lugarno meeting, Dr Ferguson will give a brief overview of the current work with rape survivors at HEAL Africa Hospital and an update about the pygmy projects.
Dr Ferguson can be contacted on 9583 1727.