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Tracy Ntumba Busanga
Tracy Ntumba Busanga in 2024
Born
Tracy Ntumba Busanga Munyoka

(1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 31)
Occupation(s)Lawyer, politician, an advisor in partnership, cooperation and projects for the Ministry of National Education and New Citizenship in the Suminwa government announced on May 29, 2024
Years active2015

Tracy Ntumba Busanga (née Tracy Ntumba Busanga Munyoka) (born 06 January 1993) is a Congolese lawyer, politician, an advisor in partnership, cooperation and projects for the Ministry of National Education and New Citizenship in the Suminwa government announced on May 29, 2024.

Biography

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Tracy Ntumba is originally from Kasaï-Oriental, oin the Democratic Republic of Congo, she is a lawyer, political advisor, international strategy analyst, specialist in governance, foresight and geopolitics.[1],[2].

Early education

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In 2010, she obtained her degree in Latin and philosophy at Motema Mpiko High School in Kinshasa.

In 2015, putting aside her first passion for journalism, she subsequently obtained her degree in public international law at the Protestant University in the Congo. She continued her studies with several Masters in law, gender and development and international strategy analysis.

In 2015, on the occasion of the day dedicated to women's rights, she was spotted by her university teachers, she made the Protestant University in the Congo win the very first inter-university competition called Celebrate The Congolese Queen, ans inter-university competition that highlights students' proposals through advocacy in favor of women victims of gender-based violence[3].

Professional Career

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In 2015, she joined the International Organization of the Francophonie in Madagascar. She is in charge of monitoring the activities and operations implemented by the civil society programs, coordinating and contributing to the reflection on the framework for collaboration within the International Organization of the Francophonie.

After spending several years abroad, she returned to Kinshasa. She first worked as a consultant for the EAGLE project "Empowering Adolescent and Girls to lead through Education" funded by USAID, where she supported the development of modules designed to strength the educational skills of adolescents. The, she joined an education sector governance project implemented by Cambridge Education, she was (recruited as a governance specialist. As such, she supported the provinces of Lualaba, Haut-Katanga, Kasaï-Central, Kasaï-Oriental, Sud-Ubangi and Équateur province[4],[5].

In 2021, she was chosen as a mentor for the UNFPA Kitumaïni program in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She supports the projects through the women's leadership academy. She technically supports the growth of the capacities and skills of the young adolescents most at risk and facilitates their educational retention in the school environment[6],[7],[8].

In 2022, Tracy Ntumba was recruited to manage the Girls Education pilot program of the Department of International Development in Kinshasa, where she was responsible for supporting girls' education by the Ministry of National Education on how best to address social norms, power relations that confine girls to their current roles and access to and quality of girls' education[9],[10],[11].

On Saturday, July 27, 2024, a conference on youth employment was held at the Boboto cultural center located in the Gombe commune in Kinshasa. Organized in the form of a panel, this "youth employability forum" activity brought together several speakers, including the presence of Tracy Ntumba and Grâce Kasesula, representative of Sicomines in Kinshasa, who strongly encouraged many young people present to continue their training[12]

References

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  1. ^ Rich Ntumba (20 June 2024). "Tracy Ntumba, the Congolese prodigy" (Translated from the original French language. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024). Kinshasa: ouragan.cd. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ^ Top243news (11 June 2024). "DRC-Politics: On the sidelines of the round table of women from Congolese civil society in which the Belgian royal couple participated, Tracy Ntumba, education specialist, explains". Kinshasa: top243news.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Kawaya (11 June 2020). "The UPC Celebrates Women". Kinshasa: upc.ac.cd. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ FHI360 (22 September 2017). "Empowering Adolescent Girls to Lead through Education (EAGLE)" (Translated from the original French language. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024). Kinshasa: fhi360.org. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Maguy (28 August 2022). "Here is the portrait of Tracy Ntumba, promoter of education in the Democratic Republic of Congo" (Translated from the original French language. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024). Kinshasa: pourelle.info. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  6. ^ UNFPA DRC (28 October 2021). "The mentors of the "KITUMAINI" Initiative". Kinshasa: drc.unfpa.org. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ Niclette Ngoie (26 July 2022). "Congo-Kinshasa: Boosting women to go beyond their weaknesses - The Mwinda Festival, a framework for self-discovery for women" (Translated from the original French language. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024). Kinshasa: fr.allafrica.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  8. ^ Events RDC (26 July 2022). "DRC: Conference on female leadership, this February 18 at the Shaumba high school" (Translated from the original French language. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024). Kinshasa: eventsrdc.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  9. ^ Nathan Diamwete Ingwen (8 September 2022). "Back to school 2022-2023: Tracy Ntumba wants better learning conditions for Congolese students". Kinshasa: pourelle.info. Archived from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ^ Maguy (20 August 2022). "Tracy Ntumba wants to see Congolese youth flourish" (Translated from the original French language. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024). Kinshasa: pourelle.info. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  11. ^ Djodjo Vondi (21 July 2022). "Post-secondary studies: between university, training and trade school, which choice to make?" (Translated from the original French language. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024). Kinshasa: mediacongo.net. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  12. ^ Russell Taz (29 July 2024). "DRC: Forum on youth employability held". Kinshasa: equilibre.cd. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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