Iongwa is a young Congolese social entrepreneurial leader, mentor and co-investor. He has the passion for educating and inspiring the Congolese youth about becoming socially responsible entrepreneurial leaders. He is always driven by the strong desire and intrinsic motivation to contribute to the post-conflict reconstruction, prosperity, sustainable peace and development of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Moreover, Iongwa served for three years as a Teaching Assistant at the Institute of Development studies (IDS) of the UDSM. 2014; Iongwa has been selected as a Westerwelle Foundation for International Understanding young leader. Please visit https://www.facebook.com/WesterwelleFoundation/timeline and http://westerwelle-foundation.com/ for more about the foundation. Education 2013 to date: Co-owner and Director of Operations and Logistics at Alternative Lighting technologies Distribution social enterprise (ALTech Sarl) 2013 to date: Co-owner and Director of Operations and Logistics at Maize Production and Processing Line Company (MPPL Sarl) July 2014 to date: Board member of Congo Advisory council and Congo Leadership Initiative (CLI) Partnership Manager. 2008-to 2013: Livelihood Program officer, he led teams in the fields for WISE socio-economic empowerment projects targeting youth and women namely Youth Entrepreneurship Program in Dar es Salaam, and coast regions and Women’s Power Project in Coast,Lindi,Morogoro, and Mtwara regions in Tanzania. 2007 to 2010: Founder and Executive Director of Democratic Republic of Congo Entrepreneurship Programmed Learning Initiative (DRCEPLI). September, 2008 to 2010: Teaching Assistant - Institute of Development studies of the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. November, 2011 to date: Co-founder and Executive Director, Entrepreneurship Learning and Development Initiative (IED).
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