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Welcome Roger Mavungu Kama
ELAW is pleased to welcome its first ELAW Fellow of 2024, Roger Mavungu Kama. Roger is an attorney and the Executive Secretary of Dynamique pour le Droit, la Démocratie et le Développement Durable (D5/ASBL) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. His work is in Kongo Central Province, the only province in the Democratic Republic of Congo with an ocean coastline, where the Congo River empties into the Atlantic.
Roger’s organization supports communities in Kongo Central Province that were victims of land grabbing during construction of the Inga 1 and Inga 2 hydroelectric dams, and communities in Muanda on the Atlantic Coast that have legal disputes tied to oil exploitation. D5/ASBL is also tackling plastic waste and developing a network of Congolese lawyers who will defend the environment in Kongo Central Province.
Roger will be in Eugene for 10 weeks to collaborate on his work with the ELAW Team and strengthen his English skills through participation in the University of Oregon’s American English Institute (AEI) Intensive English Program.
Many thanks to AEI for providing Roger with a Janet Hughes Mersereau Scholarship. And thanks to Michael Kresko and Shannon Micheel for serving as Roger’s host family.
Maggie Keenan
Communications Director & Fellows Program Coordinator
Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide
Winter Clothing Donations Requested
Our team is busy preparing for the ELAW Annual Meeting, which will be hosted in Eugene at the end of February! We are excited to bring together more than 100 leading advocates from around the world to collaborate and share strategies to chart a brighter future.
Many of our partners are traveling from warmer locations and will need winter gear for Eugene. We appreciate your donations of winter clothing, especially gloves, umbrellas, and coats. We keep donated clothing on hand for our visiting partners and Fellows to use for years to come.
Please consider donating laundered winter clothes at the ELAW office at 1412 Pearl St. on Wednesdays or Thursdays from 11 am – 3 pm by February 15. If you have any questions about donating winter clothing, please contact our Program Assistant, Bear Berry: bear@elaw.org | 541-687-8454 x.109. Donations to ELAW are tax-deductible.