After the welcoming address by Professor Patrick MEMVANGA, coordinator of CRITESS-PIRAM, Mr. Tounao KIRI, the main coordinator of the IFDD, gave a speech focused on sustainable development and poverty reduction through agriculture as the main element for economic development today. This was followed by the speech by Professor Odilon GAMELA, Rector of KONGO University, who spoke about research and innovation within the framework of the PDTIE. Subsequently, Professor Émile NGOY KASONGO, Secretary General for Research at UNIKIN, encouraged young learners to take ownership of the tools that will be made available to them. In addition, Mrs. Marie-Thérèse KAMUNGA, the Deputy General Delegate of the Francophonie in the DRC and Professor KINKELA, Dean of the Faculties of Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, in turn expressed their full support for the PDTIE.

We should also note the lively presence of the teaching staff and the vibrant presence of young people from different parts of the city of Kinshasa.