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'''Arsene Tungali B. '''is a Congolese (DRC) young leader and role model, passionate about issues related to youth, media, leadership and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) among others. He currently identifies himself as an Internet Freedom advocate based on his current advocacy work in that area. He is also an entrepreneur running both a nonprofit and a business. Mr Tungali has received recognition such as the 2015 ''[https://www.irex.org/person/arsene-tungali-baguma Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders]'' award, a program started by President Obama, which led him to take earn a Certificate in Leadership from the [http://www.udel.edu/ University of Delaware], in Delaware and an internship with the [https://www.elpomar.org/blog/detail/i-wish-i-was-from-colorado/2359/ El Pomar Foundation], in Colorado Springs, USA.

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'''Arsene Tungali B. '''is a Congolese (DRC) young leader and role model, passionate about issues related to youth, media, leadership and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) among others. He currently identifies himself as an Internet Freedom advocate based on his current advocacy and [https://cipesa.org/?wpfb_dl=234 research work] in that area. He is also an entrepreneur running both a nonprofit and a business. Mr Tungali has received recognition such as the 2015 ''[https://www.irex.org/person/arsene-tungali-baguma Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders]'' award, a program started by President Obama, which led him to take earn a Certificate in Leadership from the [http://www.udel.edu/ University of Delaware], in Delaware and an internship with the [https://www.elpomar.org/blog/detail/i-wish-i-was-from-colorado/2359/ El Pomar Foundation], in Colorado Springs, USA.

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Has been a Co-Founder and Executive Director of ''[https://www.rudiinternational.org/ Rudi International]'' since July 2012, running programs such as providing access to education to children victims of war in Congo as well as ~~running~~ programs in Internet governance, Freedom of Expression and Digital Rights. Rudi International runs a specialized program that aims to teach women and girls about the use of ICTs, in an effort to target a demographic that is still marginalized from internet usage in the DRC.<ref name="linkedin">[https://www.linkedin.com/pub/arsene-tungali/40/825/344 Arsene Tungali], LinkedIn.com</ref><ref name="intake">ICANN 51 Intake Form. Retrieved 2014 November 2.</ref> Rudi International has been involved with global activities and celebrations including the [http://tungali.blogspot.co.za/2012/04/girls-in-ict-day-young-women-and.html ITU's Girls in ICT Day] as well as their Child online protection initiatives and was able to put together events in these areas.

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Has been a Co-Founder and Executive Director of ''[https://www.rudiinternational.org/ Rudi International]'' since July 2012, running programs such as providing access to education to children victims of war in Congo as well as programs in Internet governance, Freedom of Expression and Digital Rights. Rudi International runs a specialized program that aims to teach women and girls about the use of ICTs, in an effort to target a demographic that is still marginalized from internet usage in the DRC.<ref name="linkedin">[https://www.linkedin.com/pub/arsene-tungali/40/825/344 Arsene Tungali], LinkedIn.com</ref><ref name="intake">ICANN 51 Intake Form. Retrieved 2014 November 2.</ref> Rudi International has been involved with global activities and celebrations including the [http://tungali.blogspot.co.za/2012/04/girls-in-ict-day-young-women-and.html ITU's Girls in ICT Day] as well as their Child online protection initiatives and was able to put together events in these areas.

Additionally in 2013, Mr Tungali started the ''[http://mabingwa-forum.com/ Mabigwa Forum]'', an annual gathering which brings together emerging leaders from numerous sectors to connect, inspire, and get inspired.<ref name="linkedin" /> He just started (yet in 2016) a multi-services company, ''[https://www.facebook.com/SmartServicesSarl/ Smart Services Sarl],'' specialized, among others, in translation and interpretation services, benefiting individuals as well as institutions.

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Mr Tungali is consulting in Internet governance projects and initiatives since 2011 when he first attended the UN's Internet Governance Forum (IGF) as a youth participant. He then was involved in IG related debates on a local, regional and global levels, attending the [http://tungali.blogspot.co.za/2013/09/heading-to-nairobi-for-african-internet.html African IGF in 2013] and in 2016 (after he went to the [http://afrisig.org/afrisig-2016/alumni/ 2016 African School on IG] in Durban, South Africa), the global IGF as an [https://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/education-and-leadership-programmes/next-generation-leaders/igf-ambassadors-programme Internet Society Ambassador] ([https://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/education-and-leadership-programmes/next-generation-leaders/igf-ambassadors-programme/Past-Ambassadors 2015] and [http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/education-and-leadership-programmes/next-generation-leaders/Current-Ambassadors 2016]). At the IGF, he is either a speaker at various workshops or a session organizer on topics ranging from child online safety, participation of civil society in Internet governance, etc.

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Mr Tungali is consulting in Internet governance projects and initiatives since 2011 when he first attended the UN's Internet Governance Forum (IGF) as a youth participant. He then was involved in IG related debates on a local, regional and global levels, attending the [http://tungali.blogspot.co.za/2013/09/heading-to-nairobi-for-african-internet.html African IGF in 2013] and in 2016 (after he went to the [http://afrisig.org/afrisig-2016/alumni/ 2016 African School on IG] in Durban, South Africa), the global IGF as an [https://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/education-and-leadership-programmes/next-generation-leaders/igf-ambassadors-programme Internet Society Ambassador] ([https://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/education-and-leadership-programmes/next-generation-leaders/igf-ambassadors-programme/Past-Ambassadors 2015] and [http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/education-and-leadership-programmes/next-generation-leaders/Current-Ambassadors 2016]). At the IGF, he is either a speaker at various workshops or a session organizer on topics ranging from child online safety, participation of civil society in Internet governance, etc. He does research, speaks at conferences and meetings on Internet freedom in Africa and in the world. He is one of the prominent voices fighting Internet shutdowns in Africa and worldwide.

His work experience includes working with [http://ponabana.com/the-path-of-a-vaccination-hero/?lang=en UNICEF DRC] as Consultant Communications and Advocacy; being the Field Officer of [http://www.peaceoneday.org/ Peace One Day], where he supported and represented the British peace-making organization's efforts in the DRC and the Great Lakes Region of Africa for their Peace Campaign 2014. Arsene also worked as Web Editor with [http://mutaani.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Mutaani-Project.pdf Mutaani Project] where he was in charge of producing articles for the website and training web journalists in web content production. Before joining Mutaani Project, he worked in the same capacity for Now Africa CAN. He was also associated with [http://www.thecongotree.org.uk/ The Congo Tree] as a leadership trainer and Mentor<ref name="linkedin" />

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