US embassy cable - 04KINSHASA1526

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 KINSHASA 001526 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR ECA/PE/V/G/R/A DWOODS; AF/PD PERHNMAN, 
 
E.O. 12358:N/A 
TAGS: OEXC, SCUL, KPAO 
SUBJECT: FY'05 AFRP: "HIV/AIDS and the Family," 
November 29-December 17, 2004 
 
REF: STATE 347575 
 
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POST-EMAIL: MetaAK@state.gov 
TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS Kinshasa 
TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 4307 
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START NOMINATION: 
ECA-OFFICE: E/VGA 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: Meridian International Center 
POST-PROJ-ID: 44 
ECA-PROJ-NO: E/VGA-2005-0003 
PROJ-NAME: HIV/AIDS and the Family   FY'05 
START MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
This program will examine how all levels of government, community 
organizations, religious groups, and social service providers help 
to alleviate some of these issues associated with HIV/AIDS 
END MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
PROJ-TYPE: Regional 
PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor 
FY: 2005 
DEPART-POST: 11/26/2004 
SESSION-DATE: 11/29/2004 
RETURN-POST: 12/18/2004 
NO-OF-PART: 2 
RANK-ORDER: 0 
START MEMO POST-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO POST-RCMD: 
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PROG-AGENCY-ID: 1287 
PROJ-TYPE-ID: RP 
PROG-TYPE-ID: 29 
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 4307 
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
STATUS: N 
ORIGINATOR: U 
SUBJ-DISC: HIV/AIDS 
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PREFIX: Ms. 
F-NAME: Leonnie 
M-NAME: 
L-NAME: Kandolo 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 329 
PRINCIPAL? Yes 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 10/29/1960 
MAR-STAT: U 
BIRTH-CITY: Kinshasa 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
RES-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
START MEMO POSITION: 
President - Children Protection NGO 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
Provincial President of WOPPA 
Vice President of "Space Femme" 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
1985:  Manager of Printing House 
1980: Officer in charge of Social Service, SOZACOM 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
No 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
2004: South Africa (Business) 
2003: Cameroon and Chad (conference) 
 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
1980: Undergraduate diploma in Management, Institute of Superior 
Studies, Brussels, Belgium 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
2004: Vice President of Space Femme 
2004: Provincial President of WOPPA (Women as Partner for Peace in 
Africa) 
2001: President of NGO in charge of protecting Children living 
with HIV/AIDS 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
"Letter of the Month", 2003 (La letter du Mois) 
Magazine: "What Young Men Should Learn about AIDS," 2001 (Ce que 
les jeunes doivent savoir sur le Sida, 2001) 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
None 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: Swahili/Kiswahili 
ENGL-READ: 2 
ENGL-SPEAK: 2 
ENGL-COMP: 2 
START OTHER-LANGS: 
OTHER-LANG: French 
OTHER-LANG-ID: FR 
READ: 4 
SPEAK: 4 
COMP: 4 
END OTHER-LANGS: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
Allow the nominee to examine the management and operations of non- 
profit and non-government organizations that promote and carry out 
HIV/AIDS activities. 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
Introducing Mrs. Kandolo to HIV/AIDS organizations in the U.S. and 
how they coordinate their efforts to provide effective 
supplementary work to one another would help the DRC in 
coordinating the efforts of its own variety of HIV/AIDS NGOs. 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
START MEMO VIS-REC: 
Ms Kandolo would like to meet with representatives of NGOs in 
charge of HIV/AIDS, and also women organizations dealing with 
human rights and peace issues.  She would like to visit museums. 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER:PAO 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Ms. Kandolo started the NGO "Protection Enfants SIDA" in 200l. 
This NGO currently has 14 volunteers.  The NGO primarily works 
with secondary school students.  Ms. Kandolo will benefit greatly 
from observing how American groups are dealing with HIV/AIDS 
education and prevention efforts.  The Country Team has approved 
this nomination. 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: 
SPEAKER? Yes 
NOTIFY-EMB: No 
MEDIA? No 
HOME-STAY: No 
HOME-HOSP? Yes 
E-I-TYPE: INTERPRETER 
NOMINEE-ID: 94 
PERSON-ID: 96 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: CG 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: CG 
RES-CNTRY-ID: CG 
FIRST-LANG-ID: SW 
E-I-TYPE-ID: I 
NOM-POST-ID: 4307 
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 0 
NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 1 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 09.0905 
SPONS-FUNDS: USD 9,188.000 
SPONS-AGENCY1: 
USGOVT-AGENCY1: 
US-AGENCY-AMT1: 0 
USGOVT-AGENCY2: 
US-AGENCY-AMT2: 0 
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INTL-ORG-AMOUNT1: 0 
INTL-ORG2: 
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VIS-AMOUNT: 0 
VIS-CAT: 5 
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PREFIX: Ms. 
F-NAME: Solange 
M-NAME: Mbombo 
L-NAME: Mukwamputu 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 329 
PRINCIPAL? Yes 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 09/14/1966 
MAR-STAT: S 
BIRTH-CITY: Lubumbashi 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
RES-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Social Assistant    "Femme Plus Foundation" 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
None 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
1999: Secretary in charge of Family Division, Social Affairs 
Ministry, Bukavu 
 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
No. 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
2004: Rwanda (Conference) 
2000: Rwanda (Conference) 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
1992:  Licence in Social Sciences, University of Lubumbashi, 
Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
2001-2004: Social Assistant, "Femme Plus Foundation" 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
Not Provided 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
None 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: Swahili/Kiswahili 
ENGL-READ: 2 
ENGL-SPEAK: 2 
ENGL-COMP: 2 
START OTHER-LANGS: 
OTHER-LANG: French 
OTHER-LANG-ID: FR 
READ: 4 
SPEAK: 4 
COMP: 4 
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START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
Allow the nominee to examine the management and operations of non- 
profit and non-government organizations that promote and carry out 
HIV/AIDS activities. 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
Introducing the nominee to HIV/AIDS organizations in the U.S. and 
how they coordinate their efforts to provide effective 
supplementary work to one another would help the DRC in 
coordinating the efforts of its own variety of HIV/AIDS NGOs. 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
START MEMO VIS-REC: 
 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: PAO 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Ms. Mukwamputu has been working for Femme Plus in Bukavu since 
1997.  Femme Plus is perhaps the major NGO in the DRC dealing with 
HIV/AIDS and women's issues.  HIV/AIDS is a particularly serious 
concern in the Bukavu area.  This area has one of the highest 
infection rates in the DRC due to the conflict in the eastern 
Congo and the routine use of rape as a weapon of war.  Ms. 
Mukwamputu will benefit greatly from the knowledge she will gain 
from this program.  The Country Team has approved this nominee. 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: PAO 
SPEAKER? Yes 
NOTIFY-EMB: No 
MEDIA? No 
HOME-STAY: No 
HOME-HOSP? Yes 
E-I-TYPE: INTERPRETER 
NOMINEE-ID: 95 
PERSON-ID: 97 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: CG 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: CG 
RES-CNTRY-ID: CG 
FIRST-LANG-ID: SW 
E-I-TYPE-ID: I 
NOM-POST-ID: 4307 
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 0 
NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 1 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 09.0905 
SPONS-FUNDS: USD 9,188.000 
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