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Merveille SHUNGU

She is Merveille SHUNGU, a young woman entrepreneur, born in the rural areas of the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo; being 29 years old, married and mother of two children, she finished her studies in 2018 in the faculty of health and community development option environmental health, , After her studies she worked in some local NGDOs of the place where she held several positions that put her in contact with her community and it is from this that she was able to discover the main problems that plagued her community. In 2020, following the high rates of malnutrition due to famine and deforestation due to the excessive cutting of wood in the forest for the use of firewood and charcoal manufacturing that persisted in his community, she was motivated to create her company AGRO CONGO BUSINESS where she works as General Manager of the company, she works in agriculture and renewable energies, this is how she produces and markets agri-food products such as: tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, cucumbers, beans, sweet potatoes, corn and soybeans. But also as far as renewable energies; It manufactures ecological charcoal called MAKALA YA SASA from biodegradable waste. This created a very big impact within his community because his mission was to reduce the rate of malnutrition and deforestation within his community whose mission was achieved even if not in full but still the results are visible. It is thus through his productions several families have access to agri-food products and ecological coals at a lower cost which has tried to solve the problem of his community.

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