Yamungu Alongo Boniface Byamalong (Congolese) serves as Programme Assistant, Research Capacity. Before joining RUFORUM. He served as a Technical Controller of the National Independent Electoral Commission, and research and teaching assistant at Universite Espoir du CongoUEC, Universite Francophone des Grand Lacs UFRAGL and Institut Suprieur des Techniques mdicales de Baraka ISTDR-BARAKA. He is a Founder and Executive Director of a Local Non-Profit organization NOTRE VOIX and he managed to secure grants for the organization and implement community projects in the Fizi territory, Eastern DR Congo. He is a Representative and core group member of African Student and Alumni Forum ASAF a forum funded by the European and African Union. He also served as a volunteer in the position of the Director of Finance for the African Youth Community international AYCi. He has experience in crop, climate and economic modelling systems such as Decision Support system for Agro-technology Transfer DSSAT; Tradeoffs Analysis for Multidimensional Impact Assessment TOA-MD etc.  He is a Trainer of trainers in Financial Literacy. Mr Yamungu holds a Master of Science degree in Environment and Natural Resources Management of Makerere University