Jacinthe Banyanga Maarifa

Senior Mobilization Officer

My goal in life is to lead and motivate people to be the change they want to see in the world through the development of their potential.

Biography

22 years old

Université de Goma

Bachelor of Political and Administrative Sciences

Expected graduation: December 2021

Specialty: Political and Social Communication, Social Animation, Project Writing, Written and Spoken Arts (Slam)

Work summary

With my experience, I work to maximize the impact of AGIR-RDC's work in the communities through the Mobilization Department that I coordinate. For AGIR’s flagship project—Twaweza Shinda—I manage a team of twenty field volunteers and our relationships with stakeholders on the ground.

My work consists of organizing activities of sensitization, days of reflection, offering legal support to the beneficiaries of AGIR, and training and advocacy on the intersecting themes of health, law, environmentalism, entrepreneurship, protection of the child, peaceful cohabitation and gender.

Fun facts

Favourite food: Potatoes & Cabbage

Favorite drink: Water

Favorite sports team: TP Mazembe

What is your favorite sport to do: Football

Favorite word: Resilience

Favorite color: Black-White

Favorite experience with children: Games and songs

 

Before I die, I would like to share the little knowledge I have with as many people as possible, I would like to leave a legacy of knowledge.

  • Education for prosperity

    Sensitize the communities of Goma and North Kivu to change attitudes and behavior in the areas of health, human rights, environmental protection, gender equality, and peace.

  • Essential administration

    Ensure the functioning of slam groups, social centers, and peace clubs in schools and churches, as well as refer our constituents to legal, psychological, medical, and entrepreneurial support.

  • Together we succeed

    Identify community structures (schools, churches, health structures, social centers, markets, etc.), propose a partnership, and ensure the implementation of this partnership in collaboration with the Executive Director and the administration of AGIR – DRC.

  • Investing in Congolese

    Organize, in collaboration with UFEDOC, capacity building for community leaders and monitor their community mobilization activities.

  • Promoting the planet

    Contribute to local and global conservation efforts to foster responsible communities that engage in environmental practices centered on combatting climate change

Education and training

 

Mobilization

Several training sessions on social entrepreneurship – Pole Institute

A training on peaceful conflict resolution and social communication – Rwandan NGO UMUSEKE

Several training sessions on education and political commitment of youth as a mechanism for change during emergencies – Pole Institute

Governance

Training on political governance for a federal state in Africa – Prof Ka Mana and Pole Institute

Training on decentralization and local governance – Adenauer Foundation and Pole Institute

Societal issues

Training on elections as a barometer of democracy – Conteepart

Training on approaches to fight against exclusion and extreme poverty in the face of human rights violations – ATD Fourth World and the Joseph Wresinski Foundation

The arts

Cultural entrepreneurship training and networking – Congo Film International Festival

Social Justice Photography Training "Decomposing and Recomposing the Colonial Image" – Yole Africa

Other experience

  • Secrétaire Générale

    « Voix des Jeunes pour la paix » asbl, dès Avril 2021

  • Facilitateur

    programme « Slam à l’école » avec le consortium AVSI, VIS-RDC financé par la Coopération Italienne, exécuté par le collectif Goma Slam Session

  • Coordonnateur

    Cellule Kopax « Conscience Congolaise pour la paix » /Goma

  • Reporter

    Eleza-RDC

  • Concepteur et Formateur

    module Philosophie culturelle et auto-détermination de la femme artiste dans le cadre du projet Slamothérape avec l’ONG VIS RDC et le collectif Goma Slam Session

  • Entrepreneur et Administrateur

    l’agence Lux Africa

  • Chargé de communication

    Goma Slam Session

  • Chargé de communication

    Vam Asbl

  • Consultant en communication

    la Société Civile environnementale du Nord-Kivu

 

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