BCI team
Photo © Bonobo Conservation Initiative The Bonobo Conservation Initiative (BCI) is founded on the principle of collaboration and partnership. With offices in the DRC and USA, BCI works in tandem with local and indigenous partners in all aspects of our work throughout the Bonobo Peace Forest. BCI has headquarters in Washington, DC and Kinshasa, DRC, as well as three provincial offices and conservation centers at several field sites.
Our global team is comprised of professionals, advisors, volunteers and partner organizations who share our vision of protecting bonobos and their habitat—and promoting peace and prosperity in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Together we can do what none of us can do alone!
US Staff
DRC Staff
BIENVENU MUPENDA
Chief Operating Officer
JEAN MARIEL KISENDA
Finance & Administration
ERIC KANDOLO EPHENI
Sankuru Coordinator
& Communications
PITCHEN KAPUYA
Logistics Manager
ESSYLOT LUBALA
Legal Counsel,
Forest Governance
MARCEL FALAY
Project Manager,
Livelihoods & Agronomy
NICOLAS BOKESE
Sankuru Field Coordinator
YVES KAPOSA
Logistics Assistant / Driver
RICHARD EONGA
Provincial Manager
BONFILS OMBA
Public Relations Officer
CHARLES BAKUTSHU Lomela Focal Point
BIJOU LONGENGE
Tshuapa Coordinator
JOSEPHINE MPANGA Women’s Program Coordinator
TOSI MPANU-MPANU
Senior Policy Advisor
DIEUDONNE BAHATI
Conductor, Field Logistics
CESAR BONKUTSA
Mbandaka Office Manager
MEDARD BAAKA
Conductor, Field Logistics
MBANGI MULAVWA, PhD, Field Research Manager
MWANZA NDUNDA, PhD, Scientific Director
Local NGO Leaders
essential members of our team
ALBERT LOTANA LOKASOLA
Vie Sauvage
JEAN GASTON NDOMBASI Début Likongo (DLCD)
JOSEPHOINE MPANGA
Reseau des Femmes pour la Développement de Djolu (REFED)
COSMAS BOFANGI
Conservation des Resources de Lomako (CRL)
ROGER AFELENDE
Association de Conservation de Bonobo dans les Sources de Lomako (ACBL)
PHILIPPE NZITA
Action Massive Rurale (AMAR)
GILBERT BOSOLI
Association pour la Protection des Bonobos de Lilungu (APBL)
LINGOMO BONGOLI
Forêt des Bonobos
Learn more about our international partners here.
EMILE BOMY
Association pour le Développement de Tshuapa-Lomami au Sankuru (ADTLS)
ANTOINE WELO
Actionnariat Partenariat pour le Développement du Sankuru (APADESA)
PROF. AKAYA OWALA PENA Lakaso-Dimena
DR. JEAN PAUL OSOKONDA OKENDA
Fondation Maman Osako Ohowo Okenda (OSOK)
ALBERT ALUKANA
Forêt Riche
ETIENNE OLEMBO
Amis de Faune et Flore de Lomela (AFFL)
Board of Directors
