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Mbuyu “Puma” Wa Mbuyu, President & Co-founder, is a
master electrician in Washington, D.C. Every year since 1994,
until the 2020 covid epidemic,
Puma has organized the AWIEF projects in the Democratic Republic
of Congo in the summer while pursuing his job in the United
States during the rest of the year. He has remained in
D.R. Congo since 2020 to help his community face new challenges. He is a recipient of the Ron Hering Mission of Service award from the Mankind Project for
taking action to
live his mission in the world.
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James Carpenter, Treasurer and Chief Geek. ’s
professional background is in math, statistics, economic survey
design and information
technology. He has been active in his
community for 40 years in energy, environment and peace issues. He has
traveled to the Congo five times with Puma since 2002 to build
computer labs and teach.
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Amsale Kassa is from Ethiopia and currently
lives in Silver Spring, Maryland. She has a degree in
Cybersecurity and International Business Management. She has
worked in the
IT area, but prefers working with non-profit organizations
like Able & Willing.
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Maggie
Nato Lusweti is from Kenya and is currently a Microsoft
Certified Systems Engineer, working near Baltimore. She has a
master’s degree in International Trade and speaks Swahili and
Spanish. She is the mother of two boys. Maggie has organized
Able & Willing’s efforts to help schools in Kenya and she is
currently working on a project to establish a school for
children with developmental challenges in Bungoma County in
Western Kenya.
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