Congolese Awareness Event

26 November 2009

The Congolese Anti-Poverty Network (CAPN), supported by Trócaire, an Irish International Development Organisation, is holding an awareness event on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on 26th November 2009, 6.00pm in Wynns Hotel on Abbey Street, Dublin 1.

The aim of this event is to bring together Irish and Congolese individuals and organizations to discuss - and better understand - the current situation of women in the DRC, the integration of Congolese young people in Ireland and to strengthen the relationship between Ireland and the DRC.

PROGRAMME

6.00pm Registration, refreshments/ food

6.30pm Welcome and opening comments, Rev. Remba, Chair

6.35pm Why does the network exists, Pierrot Ngadi, Chairperson- CAPN

6.40pm 10 minutes Video on the Congo, Muireann Kirrane, Trocaire

6.50pm Sexual Crimes in the DRCongo, Prof. Julian Ciakudia, Chair of the
Secretariat for Special Court of the DRCongo

7.00pm Why should Ireland get involved, Vincent Browne, Journalist & Broadcaster

7.10pm: Situation of women & girls in the eastern DRCongo, Juno McEroe, Journalist

7.20pm Keynote speaker, Florence Boloko, Congolese woman gender champion

7.45pm Questions & Answers

8.00pm About the Congolese young people, Julia Ngadi, Nadine Kapuku

8.10pm How Dublin City Council supports the integration of Congolese in Dublin
Declan Hayden, Manager of Dublin City Council

8:20pm: The Value of integration, Logan Raju, Board member of Integrating Ireland

8.30pm Address to the Congolese Community in Dublin, Office of the Lord Mayor

8.40pm Closing & thanks by the Chair Rev. Remba Osenga

8.45pm Entertainment with the Congolese band Fefe Yankewa, Julia & Deborah

9.00pm Irish band (Emerge) Doireann & Kenneth

9.30pm Congolese Traditional Dance (Kokodianzombo)

9.40pm Congolese Band, Fefe Yankewa,

For further information contact: Bonnix Kayabu, Tel 087 92858457

Email: kbonnix@yahoo.fr or info@congoapn.com

Venue

Wynns Hotel, Lr Abbey St, Dublin 1