AfricaNow! October 16, 2024 DRC—The Power of Community Organizations

Topic and Guests: In the spirit of WPFW’s Fall Pledge Drive theme—The Circle Unbroken: 47 Years of Being in Community—AfricaNow! focuses on the knowledge, resilience and commitment of community organizations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).  These organizations work with the community on frontlines of conflict, mining extractive industry, rainforest, and more.  We begin the show with a presentation by Samuel Yagase of Group of Village Organizations for Autonomous Development (GOVA) and filmmaker Petna Ndaliko of Yole Africa.  Both are members of Basandja Coalition which is touring the U.S.  The presentation a few weeks ago was sponsored by General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church and Friends of the Congo.  Maurice Carney Executive Director and a founder of Friends of the Congo joins the show to discuss the power of local, grassroots organizations in the DRC making a difference. 
 
MUSIC ON THE SHOW: intro--“INDEPENDENCE CHA CHA” BY GRAND KALLE.
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