In 2026, ETM is stepping up its work in Pawa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) in partnership with the NGO Memisa, which supports the hospital next to the school. This collaboration illustrates the essential link between education and health: a healthy population learns better, while education encourages the adoption of health-promoting behaviour.

The first strand focused on training midwives in order to strengthen local medical skills. This training took place from 11 to 18 June 2026. It forms part of an approach aimed at sustainably building the capacity of local health staff.
The approach also incorporates a gender dimension and the prevention of disabilities linked to childbirth complications, thereby helping to improve birth conditions and children’s development.

In addition, ETM and Memisa are working together to install telecommunications infrastructure giving the Pawa school internet access, thus opening up new prospects for learning and for engaging with the wider world.