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Film: Mabele Na Biso (Our Land)
October 16, 2013 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

IPS’ Foreign Policy in Focus partners with Friends of the Congo to host, Samuel Yagase of GOVA (Groupement Des Organisations Villageoises d’Auto-Developpement)
The program will start with the screening of Mabele Na Biso (our land),” which takes us on a journey through time and space to explore the commitment to autonomy and self-determination of the Isangi District of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Presentation by Samuel Yagase: Youth leader and founder of GOVA, Samuel will discuss the success of local development in the Isangi District of the Orientale province in the DRC. He will explore the interplay between International aid and self-sufficiency and its impact on local development.