About
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Butoke is a Congolese NGO,
formed in March 2005. Its membership includes 57 civil and religious leaders,
with representation of all tendencies of civil society. Butoke is firmly
ecumenical and apolitical. Its overall purpose, as per its statutes, is “to
contribute to integrated rural development and to human development.” Butoke has
organized itself into seven technical cells, to promote dialogue among concerned
parties on a variety of human development issues. These are: ·
Law and
Human Rights ·
Program
Management, ·
Information,
Education and Communication, ·
Rural
development and Agriculture ·
Health ·
Education Holistic Health and Pastoral Care. |
Butoke Executive Director Dr.
Jean Lumbala
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Pastor Lazare Tshibuabua and Dr. Cécile de
Sweemer, celebrating Butoke’s inauguration in March 2005.
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A function of
these cells is to help to deepen Butoke’s understanding of development
problems and priorities in each area – a function consistent with Butoke’s
name, which means “light,” in this case, the light of understanding. Butoke’s statutes permit it to act as an
implementing agency, to provide support for other NGOs and civil society
organizations or to engage in remunerated consultation work. Butoke’s Executive Director, Dr. Jean Lumbala Muamba, is an agronomist
with 10 years experience both as teacher and director of an agricultural
college and as field supervisor of agricultural extension projects. Dr.
Lumbala obtained his medical degree in 2006 and coordinates Butoke’s
activities in the health sector, in addition to being Butoke’s Executive
Director. Butoke’s chief financial officer is Pastor Lazare Tshibuabua,
Executive Presbyter of the Kananga Presbytery. |
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Butoke benefits from high-level technical support from its Chair of
the Board and senior consultant Dr. Cécile De Sweemer, who has 45 years of
experience in developing countries. She has resided in For more information
on Butoke, please refer to the full version of its statutes
and rules of internal order (available only in French, at this time,
except for the preamble) as well as to the list of Butoke
members and signatories. |
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