Our staff in Kindu

Our two members of staff help ensure the success of the project in Kindu. Through virtually daily contact via e-mail, we stay informed about the situation in Kindu and can coordinate their work from here. Even though all decisions are made by us in Germany, their advice and knowledge of the local situation are of great value for the realization of the project.

Apolline Vumbi

Born on Feb. 1 1980 in Wamaza in the Province Maniema, Apolline is the oldest daughter of Emile Vumbi and Jeannette Kipungu. She received a degree in pedagogy in 2001 from the TUJENGE institute and went on to work for a short period in the convent of the Soeurs Missionnaires de Notre Dame d’Afrique in Bukavu (South Kivu) and Goma (North Kivu) as a children’s caretaker. Thereafter, she moved to Kindu and enrolled in Kindu University where she earned a Master’s degree in Private Law in 2009. In December 2010 she began working for “Studieren ohne Grenzen - Students Without Borders” as treasurer und primary representative in Kindu. Currently, she is married to Alexandre, who has a degree in public law, and has one daughter, Thérèse.

Georges Kalonda

Georges was born on June 12, 1960 in Mulenda, Maniema. He received a university degree in General Pedagogy in 1987 and in 2004, a nursing licence in the Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales (ISTM) Kindu. In 2009-10, he underwent a formation in Public Health from the Institut Supérieur des Sciences Médicales (ISSM) in Kindu. Georges has been active in increasing awareness about HIV/AIDS and, partly in collaboration with the German International Cooperation (GIZ) in Kindu, has given many workshops to inform the public about risk and safety pertaining to this disease. Georges began working for “Studieren ohne Grenzen -Students Without Borders” in Dec. 2010 as assistant to Apolline and as technological support for her and for the scholarship students in Kindu. Georges has five children, all of whom are currently attending primary and secondary school.