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. |
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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 president, 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. 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 senior
consultant member, Dr. Cécile De Sweemer, who has 43 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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