Men on the battlefront for equal opportunities for girls and boys in the DRC.

SOHUCO-Centre Mama Asome was created following a challenge observed by the founder, Mr. Emmanuel Maneno Magera, educator and community development agent, during the electoral operations of the two preceding electoral cycles in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In his capacity as head of the electoral center, he had observed the following:

1. The majority of the electoral population  is made up of women

2. A large portion of these women about 80% cannot read or write  

3. In most cases, their choice was not respected by the witnesses of the political parties who could manipulate them quite easily at will

4. Women have not yet internalized the spirit of self-confidence because in many cases women candidates were not elected very much even when the voters were largely women

5. The illiteracy rate was so high that it could not leave any wise mind indifferent

6. Debates between women voters were not about the funds of the projects of the companies of the candidates for their future, but often about manipulations based on the gifts received or not

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Faced with such a situation, Mr. Emmanuel decided to create Human Solidarity in Congo-Mama Asome Center in order to make his contribution and that of goodwill to the continuous education of women and men who cannot read or write without their will.

SOHUCO-Centre Mama Asome was born from the vision of changing the practices of society that put women behind the decision-making bodies by depriving them of their most legitimate right to education and therefore to decide their future and that of their family.

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Other men believed in this vision, notably Abbé Richard Bukedja and Hervé Magaribi who agreed to join their efforts in order to endow women with capacities both through education and through socio-economic activities in order to make them more autonomous and independent as an actor of the change she wishes to see in her life and in her community for the well-being of all.