The Congo Children Trust was formed in 2007 by Ian Harvey. Harvey set up the trust after working in Kinshasa, which is the capital of D.R.Congo, during the first democratic elections in 2006. During this time Harvey observed a sharp rise in the numbers of street children since previously working in the D.R.Congo in the 1990s. The increased number of street children in the D.R.Congo had been a result of the wars during 1996-1997 and 1998-2003.