Rachel MALULU | From Survival To Governance

Rachel Malulu, coordinator of FUDEI (Femmes Unies pour le Développement Endogène et Intégral), speaks passionately at her office in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on March 9, 2026.

Behind her, certificates of recognition including a Trophée International des Excellences de la RDC and a FUDEI distinction line the shelves alongside stacks of organizational archives, bearing silent witness to over two decades of community-driven work in one of the world's most volatile regions.

Wearing a Forum Provincial des Jeunes Filles sur le Leadership Féminin T-shirt, Malulu speaks with the urgency of someone who knows that the window for peace is always fragile, always contested.

Her conviction that peace must be visible, tangible, and rooted in the communities where people actually live has made FUDEI one of Goma's most distinctive voices for women's empowerment and environmental peacebuilding at a time when the city's future remains deeply uncertain.