Team | FERCOMEX-TCN

The board of directors

Nine effective members lead the NGO FERCOMEX-TCN.

Michel Mbungulunga Kaozi

President & Founder

Graduate in agriculture and international development from Alfred College of Agri-Food Technology / University of Guelph, Ontario, with two years of business administration studies at the Université de Moncton. CEO and founder of M.K Electro Recycling, he has spent over a decade developing initiatives to empower unprivileged people in Canada and Africa, carrying forward his late father’s dream of contributing to the development of their home communities. He is a member of several plastic recycling groups, the Atlantic Council for International Cooperation, Business Fight Poverty and the Knights of Columbus.

Astride Ngoie Mwema

Vice-President & Co-founder

Graduate in psycho-pedagogy and nursing from the University of Lubumbashi, with 20 years of hospital experience. A co-founder of the NGO, she is devoted to caring for and serving people in need. She speaks French, English, Swahili and Lingala.

Robert Kafunga Lukunku

Executive Director

Law graduate of the University of Lubumbashi (2004) and site manager for ICON GROUP at Tenke Fungurume Mining since 2011. With extensive management experience, he pursues authentic leadership through continuous self-reflection and professional development.

Gloire Kimanu Tshoni

General Treasurer

Holder of a master’s degree in business management and organisation from the Ecole de la Bonne Gouvernance Eco-Politique (ECOPO). Trusted by family and friends to direct and manage their projects thanks to her financial rigour, she has held a senior position in a European brewery in Lubumbashi for the past ten years.

Justin Kahenga-Lagilwa

Project Coordinator & Public Relations

Agricultural engineer from the University of Lubumbashi, agricultural consultant and forest survey expert at the Ministry of Environment, and Doctor of Plants at the Ministry of Agriculture of the DR Congo. He brings both leadership and business experience, and loves working with youth, villagers and nature.

Déborah Beya-Makadi

Funding Manager

Graduate in statistics with a degree in computer networks from the Institut Supérieur de Statistique in Lubumbashi. Very strong with numbers and committed to youth and women’s projects, her energy as a young professional draws other young people towards a love of the land and the environment.

Marie Sibazuri Tumba

General Secretary & Communication Officer

Bachelor’s degree in business and administrative sciences from the Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de Lubumbashi (2022). She completed internships at SNEL (the national electricity company) and at the Provincial Assembly of Lubumbashi.

Francine Kaite-Faila

Secretary & Assistant Treasurer

Diploma in customs and excise from the Higher Institute of Commerce of Lubumbashi, with professional experience at the Congolese National Customs and as a marketing officer for a South African communication company. She joined FERCOMEX to fight poverty through agriculture alongside other young Congolese.

Céline Zabibu Zaidi

Youth Awareness Officer

Bachelor’s degree in financial management, with an internship at the Congolese Control Office (OCC). Skilled in office software and fluent in French and Swahili, she joined FERCOMEX to inspire young people to explore meaningful careers.

Consulting members

Seven consultants contribute expertise in agronomy, health, education, technology and governance.

Agathe Muhiya Fatuma

Responsible for Urban and Rural Women

A mother and grandmother who has defended and supported the causes of FERCOMEX since its creation. A liaison for the NGO with close ties to women traders, she raised her children through small-scale business and is a source of inspiration for many urban and rural women.

Alain Lukwembo Bin Mushabah

Agronomist & Special Projects Officer

Graduate in general agriculture (1989), agricultural technician and monitor from 1995 to 2005, now an independent contract agronomist. A member and consultant of FERCOMEX since 2015, he developed the organisation’s climate change and agriculture education plan, driven by the goal of improving the lives of youth, women and villagers through agriculture.

Thierry Lukusa-Lukasu

Veterinarian & Strategic Partnerships

Graduate in agro-veterinary sciences, specialising in animal production and health, from the Pedagogical Higher Institute of Lubumbashi (2009), and graduate in Protestant theology from the Methodist University of Lubumbashi (2023).

Nicole Numbi Kabamba

Community Health Agent

Graduate of the Institut Supérieur de Technique Médicale de Lubumbashi, she worked for several years as a nurse at Kalémie General Hospital in the east of the country, caring for the poorest patients. She joined FERCOMEX to work with young people and rural women.

Pascal Lukunku

IT, Innovation & Quality Control Expert

Passionate about digital technologies, with solid training in computer networking from the CISCO academy in Lubumbashi. A former volunteer system administrator at the Lubumbashi innovation centre, he is now an operations supervisor at an investment company in the DR Congo.

Nongany Monga

Education & Climate Change Officer

Graduate in general pedagogy with a bachelor’s degree in community development, specialising in project management and administration, from the Higher Institute of Social Studies of Lubumbashi. Former logistician, supervisor and operations coordinator for the NGO GRAIDI, he speaks French, Swahili, Lingala and Hemba.

David Kapya-Kasongo

Audits & Project Investigation Officer

Bachelor’s degree in banking and insurance from the Institut Supérieur de Commerce in Lubumbashi, with internships at ECOBANK, RAWBANK and SONAS. Trained in quality management systems and lead auditing, he places transparency at the heart of every successful undertaking.

Our team