US embassy cable - 04KINSHASA1530

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 10 KINSHASA 001530 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR ECA/PE/V/G/A DWOODS; AF/PD PERHNMAN 
 
E.O. 12958:N/A 
TAGS: OEXC, SCUL, KPAO 
SUBJECT: FY'05-SCP: "Protection of Human Rights" 
 
 
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START NOMINATION: 
ECA-OFFICE: E/VGA 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: 
POST-PROJ-ID: 9 
ECA-PROJ-NO: 
PROJ-NAME: Protection of Human Rights 
START MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
 
END MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
PROJ-TYPE: Single Country Project 
PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor 
FY: 2005 
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SESSION-DATE: 
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NO-OF-PART: 6 
RANK-ORDER: 1 
START MEMO POST-OBJ: 
The DRC is the scene of some of the worst human rights violations 
in the world, particularly in the eastern part of the country. 
The lack of respect for and protection of human rights is 
exacerbated by the Congo's lack of experience with a democratic 
government.  This project will allow a group of Congolese human 
rights activists to explore how human rights are promoted and 
protected in the U.S. and to see how the American experience can 
be applied in the DRC.  This project should explore the role of a 
responsible and responsive government in promoting and protecting 
human rights, including the key role played by an independent 
judiciary.  Other topics for exploration include the vital element 
of transparency in government institutions and the role-played by 
an independent and professional media.  The group should also 
examine the role that economic development plays in the promotion 
and protection of human rights. 
END MEMO POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO POST-RCMD: 
The group should visit government institutions involved in the 
promotion and protection of human rights.  This should include law 
enforcement institutions and the military in order to see how 
these groups incorporate respect for human rights into their work. 
The group should visit NGOs, both those involved in human rights 
in general and those involved specifically with African human 
rights issues.  The group should also meet with federal and state 
judges and other legal personnel in order to examine the vital 
role played by the American judiciary in the promotion and 
protection of human rights.  The group should also visit both 
print and electronic media organizations to see how the media acts 
as a check on abuse of human rights.  The group should also look 
at the role academic institutions play in publicizing human rights 
concerns and in developing approaches for dealing with human 
rights issues. 
 
END MEMO POST-RCMD: 
ECA-OFFICE-ID: 1035 
PROG-AGENCY-ID: 
PROJ-TYPE-ID: SCP 
PROG-TYPE-ID: 29 
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 4307 
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 4307 
STATUS: N 
ORIGINATOR: P 
SUBJ-DISC: Human & Civil Rights 
START BIO: 
PREFIX: 
F-NAME: Innocente 
M-NAME: Yabadi 
L-NAME: Bakanseka 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 119 
PRINCIPAL? Yes 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 05/02/1954 
MAR-STAT: S 
BIRTH-CITY: Kananga 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
RES-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
START MEMO POSITION: 
National Coordination of Disarmament 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
Deputy General Coordinator 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
2001 - 2004: Deputy Administrator of UNICEF - DRC 
1998 - 2001: Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Labor - Advisor at 
the Ministry of Social Affairs 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
"New York and Washington, DC, for a two - week conference on the 
protection of women's rights (1999 - 2000)" 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
1975 - 2004: Belgium, for education, education, conferences and 
tourism 
1973 - 2003: France, for Education 
1990 - 2003: Sierra Leone, Ivory Cost and Senegal, for official 
business 
1982: Canada, for tourism 
 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
1997-98:Special Diploma in Public Health, School of Public Health, 
Kinshasa, D.R. Congo 
1988: Special Certificate of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium 
1987: Diploma of Public Health, Louvain Catholic University, 
Belgium 
1975: Bachelor degree in Nursing, Belgium 
1973: High school diploma in pedagogy, Kananga, D.R. Congo 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
1998- 2003: Member of Network of Women's Action (Reseau Action 
Femme) 
1998: President of "ARC-EN-CIEL" Women for Development and Peace 
1996 - 2001: President of "Consultants for Development", 
1997 - 2002: Member of the Francophone International Network for 
the Promotion of Health" 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
"Family Planning in the Lulua Socio-cultural Environment, Western 
Kasai", 1987 
"The Paradigm of Community Participation to Health Promotion", 
1989 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
Take medicine against hypertension on a daily basis. Take very 
little salt in food. 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: Other 
ENGL-READ: 1 
ENGL-SPEAK: 1 
ENGL-COMP: 1 
START OTHER-LANGS: 
OTHER-LANG: French 
OTHER-LANG-ID: FR 
READ: 4 
SPEAK: 4 
COMP: 4 
END OTHER-LANGS: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
START MEMO VIS-REC: 
The grantee would like to meet with leaders of lobbying groups and 
organizations that can support reinsertion projects for 
demobilized soldiers and other vulnerable groups in the Democratic 
Republic of the Congo 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: POL 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Ms. Bakanseka has a wide background in human rights issues, having 
worked for both Congolese governmental institutions and for 
UNICEF.  She is now working as Deputy General Coordinator of the 
National Committee on Disarmament.  Disarmament is a key issue for 
the Congo since the majority of human rights violations in the DRC 
are committed by soldiers of the various armed groups present in 
the country.  Ms. Bakanseka will be able to use the knowledge 
gained from this program both in coordinating human rights issues 
in the disarmament process and by sharing her knowledge with her 
broader contacts in the Congolese human rights community.  The 
Country Team has approved this nomination. 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: POL 
SPEAKER? Yes 
NOTIFY-EMB: No 
MEDIA? No 
HOME-STAY: No 
HOME-HOSP? Yes 
E-I-TYPE: INTERPRETER 
NOMINEE-ID: 12 
PERSON-ID: 12 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: CG 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: CG 
RES-CNTRY-ID: CG 
FIRST-LANG-ID: YZ 
E-I-TYPE-ID: I 
NOM-POST-ID: 4307 
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 4307 
NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 1 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 
SPONS-FUNDS: USD 9,188.000 
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END BIO: 
START BIO: 
PREFIX: 
F-NAME: Jacky 
M-NAME: Wa Nsumi 
L-NAME: Kabedi 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 0 
PRINCIPAL? Yes 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 07/13/1962 
MAR-STAT: S 
BIRTH-CITY: Kolwezi 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
RES-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Provincial Division of Women and Family Affairs 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
Chief of Unit 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
1994 - 2004:Researcher, Organization of Research in Francophone 
Country (ORPF) Congo 
1994 -97:Social Assistant, Youth against sexually transmitted 
diseases/AIDS (JAMST/SIDA), Katanga 
1989-92: Cashier, LA MERCURIALE, Lubumbashi, Katanga 
1988: Teacher, Mateleo School, Lubumbashi, Katanga 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
None 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
None 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
- Bachelor degree in Industrial Sociology, School of Social 
Studies, Lubumbashi, D.R. Congo (2002) 
- Diploma in Sociology, School of Social Studies, Lubumbashi, D.R. 
Congo (1986) 
- High school diploma in dressmaking, Lubumbashi, D.R. Congo 
(1982) 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
Coordinator of "MAMANS BUREATANO" (2000 - 04) 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
- "Getting a University Degree" (2002) 
- The Problems of employment and Agricultural Work" (2002) 
- Violence and Sexual Abuse in the School and Professional 
Environment" (2004) 
 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
 
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: 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
START MEMO VIS-REC: 
The grantee is interested in meeting with representatives of 
organizations working for the legal protection of women and 
children. She would also like to gain understanding of 
psychosocial assistance to venerable groups such as women and 
children. 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: PAO 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Ms. Kabedi works in the southern DRC with a focus on human rights 
issues for women and children.  Women and children are 
particularly susceptible to human rights violations.  Katanga 
Province has been a major scene of human rights violations due to 
its abundant mineral and other natural resources.  Participation 
in this program will allow Ms. Kabedi to help make government 
agencies more responsive to promoting and protecting human rights. 
The Country Team has approved this nomination. 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: PAO 
SPEAKER? Yes 
NOTIFY-EMB: No 
MEDIA? No 
HOME-STAY: No 
HOME-HOSP? No 
E-I-TYPE: INTERPRETER 
NOMINEE-ID: 13 
PERSON-ID: 13 
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: 4307 
NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 1 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 
SPONS-FUNDS: USD 9,188.000 
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START BIO: 
PREFIX: 
F-NAME: Franoise 
M-NAME: Kambol 
L-NAME: Kat 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 0 
PRINCIPAL? Yes 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 09/10/1963 
MAR-STAT: S 
BIRTH-CITY: Kapanga 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
RES-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Permanent Secretary - Women and Development Network 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
Research Assistant, Social Affairs College, Lubumbashi, Katanga 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
None 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
- South Africa, for Inter-Congolese dialogue - Congo Peace Talks 
(2002) 
- Belgium, for Training on planning, follow-up, evaluation and 
gender (2000) 
- France, for a youth conference (1997) 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
- Bachelor degree in Sociology, University of Lubumbashi, D.R. 
Congo (1989) 
- High School Diploma in Pedagogy, Wema High School, Lubumbashi, 
D. R. Congo (1984) 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
- Member (since 2000) of the NGO Women As Partners for Peace in 
Africa (WOPPA) 
- Secretary of the Concentration of Katanga Women (2000) 
- Permanent Secretary of the Network Women and Development (1998) 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
- "The Legendary Supremacy of the Man: What Strategies for the 
Woman?" (1999) 
- "School Prostitution of Young Girls: Forms, Causes and Remedies" 
(1998) 
- "The Situation of the Young Girl in Katanga" (1998) 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: Swahili/Kiswahili 
ENGL-READ: 1 
ENGL-SPEAK: 1 
ENGL-COMP: 1 
START OTHER-LANGS: 
OTHER-LANG: French 
OTHER-LANG-ID: FR 
READ: 4 
SPEAK: 4 
COMP: 4 
END OTHER-LANGS: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
START MEMO VIS-REC: 
The grantee would like to discuss with members of women's 
associations in order to exchange experience on female leadership, 
gender equality, and elections. 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: POL 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Ms. Kat has extensive experience dealing with human rights issues. 
She participated in the Inter-Congolese Dialogue that led to the 
current transitional peace agreement in the DRC.  Ms. Kat also 
focuses on promoting human rights for women and children. 
Participation in this program will allow Ms. Kat to also see the 
particular role played by academic institutions in promoting and 
protecting human rights.  The Country Team has approved this 
nomination. 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: POL 
SPEAKER? Yes 
NOTIFY-EMB: No 
MEDIA? No 
HOME-STAY: No 
HOME-HOSP? Yes 
E-I-TYPE: INTERPRETER 
NOMINEE-ID: 14 
PERSON-ID: 14 
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: 4307 
NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 1 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 
SPONS-FUNDS: USD 9,188.000 
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START BIO: 
PREFIX: 
F-NAME: Laurent Simon 
M-NAME: Lisambola 
L-NAME: Ikenge 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 0 
PRINCIPAL? Yes 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 07/06/1959 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: Yafala 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
RES-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Provincial Coordination of the Civil Society 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
President 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
- Coordinator of Labor Union Network (2000 - 2004) 
- Lecturer Kisangani Teachers' College (1998 - 2004) 
- Teacher at Lisanga High School (1986 - 1996) 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
None 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
- Kenya, for Civil Society Meetings (1999) 
- Uganda and Kenya, for training (2001) 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
- Bachelor's degree in School Administration, University of 
Kisangani, D.R. Congo (1998) 
- High School Diploma in Pedagogy, Lisanga High Scholl, D.R. Congo 
(19830 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
- President  (since 2003) of the of the Civil Society 
- Coordinator of the Labor Union - "SYNDICATS" (2000 -) 
- Provincial President of the Union of Teachers of the Congo (1993 
- 2004) 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
None 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: Swahili/Kiswahili 
ENGL-READ: 1 
ENGL-SPEAK: 1 
ENGL-COMP: 1 
START OTHER-LANGS: 
OTHER-LANG: French 
OTHER-LANG-ID: FR 
READ: 4 
SPEAK: 4 
COMP: 4 
END OTHER-LANGS: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
START MEMO VIS-REC: 
Grantee would like to gain greater understanding of the function 
of lobbying groups and the U.S. Congress. 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: POL 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Mr. Ikenge works with human rights issues in Kisangani in Oriental 
Province.  He is currently working with the Civil Society in 
promoting and protecting human rights in Oriental.  Kisangani and 
Oriental have also been scenes of major human rights violations 
due to their natural resources and strategic locations.  Kisangani 
is the third largest city in the DRC.  It is the major prize in 
the eastern Congo and it has therefore been fought over many times 
by outside armies and by Congolese armed groups.  Mr. Ikenge will 
be able to use in particular knowledge gained from this program in 
developing the role private human rights groups can take in 
lobbying and working with government institutions in promoting and 
protecting human rights.  The Country Team has approved this 
nomination. 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: POL 
SPEAKER? Yes 
NOTIFY-EMB: No 
MEDIA? No 
HOME-STAY: No 
HOME-HOSP? Yes 
E-I-TYPE: INTERPRETER 
NOMINEE-ID: 15 
PERSON-ID: 15 
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: 4307 
NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 1 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 
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START BIO: 
PREFIX: 
F-NAME: Namegabe 
M-NAME: 
L-NAME: Murhabazi 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 0 
PRINCIPAL? Yes 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 11/18/1964 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: Ngando 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
RES-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Bureau of Voluntary Service for Children and Health (BVES) 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
Director 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
- Lecturer at the School of Nursing, Bukavu, D.R. Congo (1989) 
- Field Officer at the International Red Cross Office in Bukavu 
(19850 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
None 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and Burundi, for business meetings (2002 - 
2004) 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
- High school Diploma in Pedagogy, Kaziba High School, Bukavu, 
D.R. Congo (1979) 
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing, School of Nursing, Bukavu, D.R. 
Congo (1985) 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
- National Coordinator (since 2003) of the Coalition Against the 
Use of Child Soldiers 
- Independent Consultant for several organizations (UNICEF, Search 
for Common Ground, Etc) 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
- "Guide for Social Counselors: Learning more about HIV/AIDS" 
1997) 
- "Guide for Social Counselors: Responsible Parenthood and 
Children's Rights" (1996) 
- "Annual Report on the Situation of the Rights of Affected by 
Poverty and Armed Conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the 
Congo" (1992) 
- "Research on the needs of Children in Particularly Difficult 
Situations in the City of Bukavu" (1989) 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: Swahili/Kiswahili 
ENGL-READ: 1 
ENGL-SPEAK: 1 
ENGL-COMP: 1 
START OTHER-LANGS: 
OTHER-LANG: French 
OTHER-LANG-ID: FR 
READ: 4 
SPEAK: 4 
COMP: 4 
END OTHER-LANGS: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
START MEMO VIS-REC: 
The grantee is interested in meeting with leaders of NGOs and 
charity organizations in order to discuss the protection of the 
rights of children and their needs in the D.R. Congo, Uganda, 
Rwanda and Burundi 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: POL 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Mr. Murhabazi works in Bukavu in the far east of the DRC.  He is 
particularly concerned with children's rights.  Bukavu has been 
the scene of major conflict since it is the major political and 
financial center in the far east of the Congo.  A large number of 
soldiers in the various armed groups in the eastern Congo consist 
of child soldiers.  Mr. Murhabazi will benefit in particular from 
this program in developing approaches in protecting the human 
rights of children in general and the role of human rights in 
bringing child soldiers back into society in particular.  The 
Country Team has approved this nomination. 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: POL 
SPEAKER? Yes 
NOTIFY-EMB: No 
MEDIA? Yes 
HOME-STAY: No 
HOME-HOSP? Yes 
E-I-TYPE: INTERPRETER 
NOMINEE-ID: 16 
PERSON-ID: 16 
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 
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NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 1 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 
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START BIO: 
PREFIX: 
F-NAME: Sylvie 
M-NAME: Mbanga 
L-NAME: Mwanga 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 0 
PRINCIPAL? Yes 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 04/02/1974 
MAR-STAT: S 
BIRTH-CITY: Bukavu 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
RES-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Life and Peace Institute 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
Program Assistant 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
Logistics Officer at World health Organization Office in Bukavu 
(2000) 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
None 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
- Sweden, for training (2003) 
- Holland, for tourism (2003) 
- France, for tourism (2003) 
- Belgium, for tourism (2003) 
- Benin, for studies (2000) 
- Cameroon, for studies 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
- Certificate in Conflict Transformation, UPPSALA/LPI, Sweden 
(2003) 
- Certificate in Conflict Transformation, R.I.O. Bukavu, D.R. 
Congo (2003) 
- Certificate in Human Rights, UCAC, Yaounde, Cameroon (2000) 
- Bachelor's degree in Public and International Law, University of 
Goma, D.R. Congo (1999) 
- High School Diploma in Commerce and Administration, Wima High 
School, Bukavu, D.R. Congo (1994) 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
- Defense Attorney, Corporation of Defense Attorneys (2002) 
- Consultant of Pole Institute (2001) 
- Executive Secretary, Christian Action for the Abolition of 
Torture (2000) 
- Member of "Female Lawyers" (1995) 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
- "The Protection of Physical Integrity in the Democratic Republic 
of the Congo" (2000) 
- "Violence against Women and the Fight against Impunity" (2004) 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: Swahili/Kiswahili 
ENGL-READ: 2 
ENGL-SPEAK: 1 
ENGL-COMP: 1 
START OTHER-LANGS: 
OTHER-LANG: French 
OTHER-LANG-ID: FR 
READ: 4 
SPEAK: 4 
COMP: 4 
END OTHER-LANGS: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
START MEMO VIS-REC: 
The grantee would like to have contacts with leaders of Human 
Rights associations in order to exchange experiences. 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: PAO 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Ms. Mwanga also works in Bukavu in the general area of human 
rights.  Ms. Mwanga is a lawyer, so she will benefit from seeing 
the vital role the law plays in the protection of human rights. 
She will be able to apply her knowledge as the DRC develops its 
own legal approaches to promoting and protecting human rights in 
the post-conflict period.  The Country Team has approved this 
nomination. 
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: 17 
PERSON-ID: 17 
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: 4307 
NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 1 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 
SPONS-FUNDS: USD 9,188.000 
SPONS-AGENCY1: 
USGOVT-AGENCY1: 
US-AGENCY-AMT1: 0 
USGOVT-AGENCY2: 
US-AGENCY-AMT2: 0 
INTL-ORG1: 
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT1: 0 
INTL-ORG2: 
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT2: 0 
VIS-GOVT-AMT: 0 
COMMISSION: 0 
OTHER-AMOUNT: 0 
VIS-AMOUNT: 0 
VIS-CAT: 
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