What daughter of two elected officials founded the Eastern Congo Initiative with actor Ben Afleck?
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Eastern Congo Initiative The Eastern Congo Initiative (ECI) is an American nonprofit organization established by Ben Affleck and Whitney Williams in 2010 as "the first U.S. based advocacy and grant-making initiative wholly focused on working with and for the people of eastern Congo". ECI provides development grants and international advocacy for community-building initiatives in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Whitney Williams Whitney Williams is an American businesswoman and philanthropist, currently serving as Vice-Chair of the board for Eastern Congo Initiative and Founder + CEO of the Seattle-based consultancy williamsworks. She is the daughter of former Congressman Pat Williams and former Montana Senate Majority Leader Carol Williams. "The Washington Post" has referred to the Williams family as the “first family of Montana politics.” Her brother is artist Griff Williams.
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Simon Mbatshi Batshia Simon Mbatshi Batshia (born 24 May 1949) is a politician from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was the Governor of Bas-Congo province from February 2007 to March 2012, when he was elected as a deputy to the National Assembly. Batshia is also a consultant in conflict resolution at the Centre for Conflict Resolution, based in Cape Town, South Africa, and is a member of the South African Institute for International Affairs.
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Marcia Fudge Marcia Louise Fudge (born October 29, 1952) is the U.S. Representative for Ohio 's 11th congressional district , serving since 2008. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes most of the black-majority areas between Cleveland and Akron. Fudge was Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 113th Congress. Fudge was chosen to replace Debbie Wasserman Schultz as chair of the 2016 Democratic National Convention after a leak of internal documents released by Wikileaks.
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Albert Abongo Albert Abongo (born September 15, 1959) is a Ghanaian politician and civil engineer. Abongo is from the Bongo District near the city of Bolgatanga, Upper East Region and is a member of the National Democratic Congress and the Member of Parliament for Bongo.
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Zoleka Mandela Zoleka Mandela (born 1980) is a writer, activist, and Nelson Mandela's granddaughter. She has written about her addictions, her daughter's death, and her breast cancer.
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Anna Nehrebecka Anna Nehrebecka-Byczewska (born 16 December 1947 in Bytom) is a Polish film actress and politician
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Shirley Franklin Shirley Clarke Franklin (born May 10, 1945) is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party who served as the 58th mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, from 2002 to 2010. She currently serves as a member on the board of directors for both Delta Air Lines and Mueller Water Products.
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Saadie Goukouni Weddeye Saadie Goukouni Weddeye (born 1980) is a Chadian activist. Her father, Goukouni Oueddei, was Chad's head of state in the early 1980s. She was appointed to the government as Minister of Social Action in 2013.
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Abimbola Adebakin Abimbola Abass Jimi-Adebakin (born 1971) is a Nigerian business executive. She is the CEO of Advantage Health Africa , , following her tenure as the Chief Operating Officer of the Tony Elumelu Foundation supporting its $100m Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme. A strong advocate for African development and empowerment through entrepreneurship , she has spoken on the subject at various fora across Africa.
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Bukavu Bukavu (former official names: Costermansville (French) and Costermansstad (Dutch)) is a city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), lying at the extreme south-western edge of Lake Kivu, west of Cyangugu in Rwanda, and separated from it by the outlet of the Ruzizi River. It is the capital of the South Kivu province and as of 2012 it had an estimated population of 806,940. The current Governor of Bukavu is Claude Nyamugabo, elected on 29 october 2017, Replaced Marcelin Chishambo.
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Ange Kagame Ange Kagame is the second child and only daughter of Paul Kagame, current president of Rwanda. She has been involved in causes that include women empowerment, education and poverty eradication, as well as mass vaccination campaigns.
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Debra L. Lee Debra L. Lee, Esq. (born August 8, 1955) is an American businesswoman. She is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BET, the parent company for Black Entertainment Television. She is a mother of two. Lee has sat on the board of directors for a number of companies/organizations, including the National Cable & Telecommunications Association the Ad Council, and the National Cable Television Association. Debra Lee is named one of the "100 Most Powerful Women in Entertainment" by The Hollywood Reporter due to her many achievements in her 25-plus year career at BET.
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Émile Mokoko Wongolo Émile Mokoko Wongolo is a Congolese politician who has been Director-General of the National Water Distribution Company ("Société nationale de distribution d'eau", SNDE), a state-run company in Congo-Brazzaville, since 2010. Previously he was Secretary-General of the African Timber Organization, elected to that post in 2002.
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Cassidy Gifford Cassidy Erin Gifford (born August 2, 1993) is an American actress. She is the daughter of the late former American football player Frank Gifford and American television host Kathie Lee Gifford.
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Brooke de Lench Brooke Cranston de Lench (born February 15, 1952) is an American author, filmmaker, journalist, and advocate. Her advocacy focuses predominantly on athlete safety, welfare and rights in youth sports and in 2013 she founded the non-profit organization MomsTeam Youth Sports Safety Institute, frequently referred to as "MomsTeam". That same year she had her directorial debut with the film "The Smartest Team: Making High School Football Safer", which aired on PBS.
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Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara (born February 23, 1959) is a Burkinabé politician and the President of the Union for Rebirth/Sankarist Movement (UNIR/MS) party.
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Linda Chavez-Thompson Linda Chavez-Thompson (born August 3, 1944) is a second-generation Mexican American and union leader. She was elected the executive vice-president of the AFL-CIO in 1995 and served until September 21, 2007. She is also a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee and a member of the board of trustees of United Way of America. She was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Texas in the 2010 election.
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Cathlene Labuschagne Cathlene Labuschagne is a South African politician, and the leader of the official opposition Democratic Alliance in the National Council of Provinces. She was formerly alderman for Ward 70 in the Cape Town City Council and later a member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament between 2009 and 2014.
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Steve Chadwick Stephanie Anne "Steve" Chadwick (née Frizzell, born 15 December 1948) is a New Zealand politician. She became the Mayor of Rotorua after her election victory in the 2013 local body elections. She previously held the positions of Minister of Conservation, Women's Affairs, and Associate Health in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand.
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Eden Cale Eden Myfanwy Cale (born July 14, 1985) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is the daughter of Risé Irushalmi Cale and Velvet Underground founding member John Cale.
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Belabbes Benkredda Belabbes Benkredda is an Algerian-German social innovator, writer, television commentator, and government consultant who specializes in public diplomacy. He is the founder of The Munathara Initiative, an Arab online and television debate forum that promotes the voices of youth, women and marginalized communities in the Arab public. He was a recipient of the 2013 Democracy Award of the National Democratic Institute, and is a Fellow of the Salzburg Global Seminar. In 2016 he was named a World Fellow by Yale University.