US embassy cable - 04KINSHASA1532

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 KINSHASA 001532 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR ECA/PE/V/G/R/A DWOODS; AF/PD PERHNMAN 
 
E.O. 12958:N/A 
TAGS: OEXC, SCUL, KPAO 
SUBJECT: FY'05 AFRP: Women and Development, February 28- 
March 18, 2005 
 
REF: STATE 347575 
 
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POST-EMAIL: MetaAK@state.gov 
TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS Kinshasa 
TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 4307 
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ECA-OFFICE: E/VGA 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: Meridian International Center 
POST-PROJ-ID: 43 
ECA-PROJ-NO: E/VGA-2005-0006 
PROJ-NAME: Women and Development          FY'05 
START MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
This project will review the vital economic and political 
leadership roles that women can and do play in the overall process 
of national development. 
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PROJ-TYPE: Regional 
PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor 
FY: 2005 
DEPART-POST: 02/25/2005 
SESSION-DATE: 02/28/2005 
RETURN-POST: 03/19/2005 
NO-OF-PART: 1 
RANK-ORDER: 0 
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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: Women's Rights 
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PREFIX: Mrs. 
F-NAME: Viviane 
M-NAME: Bikuba 
L-NAME: Cibalonza 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 117 
PRINCIPAL? Yes 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 01/13/1968 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: Bukavu 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
RES-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Lawyer   Bar of Bukavu 
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START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
1995-2004: Permanent Secretary of Diocesan commission for Justice 
and Peace 
2004:  Coordinator of Human Rights League in Great Lakes Regions 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
No 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
2001:France, Mali, Switzerland, Belgium 
2000: Benin 
1999: Cameroon, Germany 
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START MEMO EDUCATION: 
1994: Licence in Law, University of Lubumbashi, Katanga, 
Democratic Republic of the Congo 
199:  Undergraduate diploma in Law, University of Lubumbashi, 
Katanga, DRC 
1987: High school diploma in Latin Philosophy, Lycee Wima 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
1995-2004: Vice President of Administration Council "Action for 
Civic Education 
Member of Christian Action for abolition of Torture 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
Article 9 of Penal Procedure Code: Sense and 
Significance"(L'Article 9 du Code de Procedure Penale: Sens et 
Pertee) 
 
"Protection of Widows and Eligible Party of the assured Social 
deceased in Congolese Positive Law"(La Protection de la Veuve et 
des Ayants Droits de l'Assure Social Decede en Droit Positif 
Congolais) 
 
Several articles on Women Rights and Women Violence in Magazine 
"Amina," MONUC Magazine, and local Newspapers 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
None 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: Swahili/Kiswahili 
ENGL-READ: 1 
ENGL-SPEAK: 1 
ENGL-COMP: 1 
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OTHER-LANG: French 
OTHER-LANG-ID: FR 
READ: 4 
SPEAK: 4 
COMP: 4 
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START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
Have the nominee explore the role of women as agents of social and 
political change in America. 
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START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
Post would like Mrs. Cibalonza to be introduced to various 
approaches to the role women play in economic development in the 
U.S. and in particular to how those approaches that can be adapted 
to an underdeveloped economy. 
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NOMINATING-OFFICER: POL 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Ms. Cibalonza works as a lawyer and as a volunteer for several 
NGOs dealing with human rights and development issues. 
Particularly in the eastern Congo, women are a mainstay of the 
economy and society.  This situation is made worse by the fact 
that many men in this region have been killed in the Congolese 
conflict or drawn off to serve in the many armed groups present in 
this region.  This further increases the economic and 
developmental burden placed on women in this region.  Ms. 
Cibalonza will thus benefit from seeing development strategies for 
women, particularly for disadvantaged women, as they are applied 
in the U.S. 
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NOM-OFF: POL 
SPEAKER? Yes 
NOTIFY-EMB: No 
MEDIA? No 
HOME-STAY: No 
HOME-HOSP? Yes 
E-I-TYPE: INTERPRETER 
NOMINEE-ID: 93 
PERSON-ID: 95 
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: 05.0207 
SPONS-FUNDS: USD 9,188.000 
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