Friends of the Congo

The Friends of the Congo (FOTC) "is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt advocacy organization based in Washington, DC. The FOTC was established at the behest of Congolese human rights and grassroots institutions in 2004, to work together to bring about peaceful and lasting change in the Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly Zaire."

People
Accessed August 2008:

Founders
 * Paul A. Pumphrey
 * Carrie Crawford
 * Maurice Carney

Directors
 * Chair, Carrie Crawford
 * Vice Chair, Maurice Carney
 * Treasurer, Paul Pumphrey
 * Secretary, Jeanette Tchouchan
 * Member, Natalie Buhendwa-Zena


 * Executive Director, Maurice Carney

Advisory Board
 * Randy Short, Chair
 * Ivor Jenkins
 * Ngalula Kela
 * Ka Mana
 * Ernestine Mwanasali
 * keith harmon snow
 * Nancy M. Yowa

Support Network Members
Accessed August 2008:


 * African Diaspora Foundation
 * African Women Council
 * All Things Pass
 * Baitul Salaam Network Incorporated
 * Brothers and Sisters International
 * Coalition of Pluralists and Congolese Patriots
 * Congo Global Action
 * Congolese Congress in America
 * Digital Freedom Institute (DFI)
 * Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance, Baltimore, MD
 * Le Salon Du Livre Club
 * Night's Lantern
 * Spencer-Majeed Ltd.- Muslim Publisher
 * Run For Congo Women

Contact

 * Web: http://www.friendsofthecongo.org