Evariste Mfaume

Evariste Mfaume (born 1972 or 1973) is a Congolese human rights activist and humanitarian. He founded Solidarité des Volontaires pour l’Humanité (English: Solidarity of Volunteers for Humanity) in 2003, and won the Africa regional Nansen Refugee Award in 2019.

Evariste Mfaume
Born1972 or 1973
South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
OrganizationSolidarité des Volontaires pour l’Humanité (English: Solidarity of Volunteers for Humanity)
AwardsNansen Refugee Award (2019, Africa regional finalist)

Career
Nansen Refugee Award medal

Mfaume started reporting on human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo before expanding his reporting to other parts of East Africa, including Tanzania and Burundi.[1] He has advocated to the Congolese government to allocate unused parcels of land to returning refugees, specifically the South Kivu villages of Baraka, Fizi, Sebele and Mboko.[1][2] Mfaume founded Solidarité des Volontaires pour l’Humanité (English: Solidarity of Volunteers for Humanity) organisation in 2003.[1]

Mfaume was awarded the Nansen Refugee Award in 2019.[3][4]

Personal life

Mfaume lives in the South Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and has been displaced by conflict several times.[1]

He is married with children, and was 46 years old in 2019.[1]

References
  1. "Congolese activist dedicates his life to fight for the displaced". UNHCR. 18 Sep 2019. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  2. "UNHCR names Nansen Refugee Award regional winners". UNHCR. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  3. Houngbo, Irene Herman (20 September 2019), Le Prix Nansen décérné à un militant congolais (in French), retrieved 2022-08-20
  4. Peyton, Nellie (2019-09-20). "UN honours activist who helped thousands of refugees return to Congo". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
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