Rev. Dennis Kalipi Mutondwe is a pastor in Eastern Congo. After dropping out of school as a young person, Rev. Kalipi felt called to return to school and pursue a degree in Theology at Katwa Biblical Institute. He later attended ULPGL-Butembo University to further his theological education. Rev. Kalipi has served as the senior pastor […]

In 2016, Matt moved to Beni to supervise the structural retrofit and remediation work of the UCBC Community Center. Over the course of his 5 years working with Congo Initiative he became captivated by its vision of training Congolese future leaders for the transformation of Congo. He is honored to be able to play a […]

Kisumba Kamungele is the Export Director at Ets. TSONGO KASEREKA, a Butembo-based family business that has been in operation for the last four decades. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University (Indiana, 1996) and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Université Laval (Québec, 2001). After his studies abroad, he returned home to work […]

Paul Robinson was born in the Belgian Congo as a son of missionaries, whose life has been profoundly shaped by a life-long personal and professional engagement with Africa. As a boy, he became a refugee, fleeing from advancing Congolese rebel militias. Years later, while completing high school in Kenya, he buried his father in Congo’s soil. […]

Rose Kirere has a particular passion for health studies and community development work. After completing her training at the Nyankunde Nursing School, she went to the Nyankunde Nursing College, where she got my BA in Community Health and then went to France where she got a ‘Licence’ Degree in Local Development and a Master’s Degree in […]

Cathy Kathungu Furaha is a lawyer at the provincial court of North Kivu and her interest is to defend human rights, particularly women’s rights. The North Kivu province has suffered an array of atrocities, especially abuse against women, and speaking for the voiceless has always been her deepest desire. She has successively served as governing board member in women’s […]