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YouthSprint expands to Burundi with the launch of its first national chapter

Program Manager, Ipas DRC

Mike Mpoyi
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Dr. Mike Mpoyi is an experienced medical doctor and public health professional skilled in health system strengthening, project management, and implementation with a focus on reproductive health and infectious diseases. With over 13 years’s experience in strengthening access to healthcare in Africa, notably the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Uganda, and Burundi, Dr. Mike Mpoyi has focused his work on improving access to equitable sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), with focus on establishing youth-friendly pathways to services in stable and conflict zones for vulnerable populations in low- and middle-income countries.

Dr. Mike Mpoyi is the current Senior Program Manager for Ipas in the DRC. He started his career as the Coordinator of Peer Educators in Reproductive Health for a youth health-centered national programme. In 2013, he became Area Physician Manager at Premium Health Limited before becoming Country Manager in 2014.

During three years, he provided clinical and managerial oversight, ensured accurate management of pharmaceuticals stock, managed the DRC country office and national network of 75 Premium Health clinics across the DRC. From 2016 he chaired the IPPF-DRC Provincial Board of Directors ; for two years, he led the strategic thinking on positioning the organization at the regional level. In that same year, he founded Access Care, a national non-profit health maintenance organization becoming the first Chief Executive Officer. Since 2020 he has been working as the Global Technical Advisor, at Ipas US.

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YouthSprint expands to Burundi with the launch of its first national chapter

Country Director, Ipas DRC

Jean-Claude Mulunda
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Dr. Jean-Claude MULUNDA has been advocating for Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights and universal access to high-quality sexual and reproductive healthcare, including access to legal and safe abortion, for more than 12 years. In this way, he played an instrumental role in the Maputo Protocol domestication and Comprehensive Abortion Care Standards and Guidelines development processes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over the last six years in close collaboration with in-country partners, government officials, parliamentarians, and donors.

Dr. Mulunda is the current Country Director for Ipas in the DRC. He previously managed reproductive health projects with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Planned Parenthood Federation’s DRC affiliate.

Dr. Mulunda received medical training at the University of Kinshasa, program management certification in Israel, and fundraising certification at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

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YouthSprint expands to Burundi with the launch of its first national chapter

YouthSprint expands to Burundi with the launch of its first national chapter

by Fabrice | Sep 18, 2026 | Institutional news

From August 4 to 7, 2026, youth-led organizations working on sexual and reproductive health came together at Zion Hotel in Bujumbura to lay the foundation for YouthSprint Burundi. The launch marks the movement’s first expansion beyond the Democratic Republic of Congo...
National Dialogue on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the DRC: A Strategic Lever for Women’s Bodily Autonomy

National Dialogue on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the DRC: A Strategic Lever for Women’s Bodily Autonomy

by Fabrice | Apr 10, 2026 | Activities & Events, Institutional news

Organized in Kinshasa in October 2025 by the Ministry of Health, in partnership with Ipas RDC and made possible by funding from the FCDO as part of the WISH2 project, the second national dialogue on the sustainability of the sexual and reproductive health rights...
Validation of the CTS Action Plan: A Coordinated Provincial Commitment to Protect and Empower Adolescent Girls

Validation of the CTS Action Plan: A Coordinated Provincial Commitment to Protect and Empower Adolescent Girls

by Fabrice | Mar 6, 2026 | Activities & Events, Institutional news

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, harmful practices such as child marriage, unintended adolescent pregnancies, and gender‑based violence continue to undermine the rights and well‑being of adolescent girls in Kasaï. These challenges—rooted in social norms, economic...
Ipas DRC leading a consortium to improve access to SRHR information and comprehensive abortion care

Ipas DRC leading a consortium to improve access to SRHR information and comprehensive abortion care

by Habygaelle Muzie | Apr 24, 2024 | Institutional news

Ipas DRC is pleased to announce the signing of the partnership contract between the Netherlands Embassy to the DRC and a consortium led by Ipas comprising DKT DRC, MSI DRC, Youth Sprint, AFIA MAMA, (AFEAC) Women Lawyer Association, and the Magistrate Association. This...
Ipas DRC and Canada partner for sustainable access to reproductive health care in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Ipas DRC and Canada partner for sustainable access to reproductive health care in the Democratic Republic of Congo

by Habygaelle Muzie | Apr 23, 2024 | Institutional news

Access to safe and legal abortion and contraception improves the health of women and girls and represents a fundamental human right. The ability to decide if and when to become pregnant is a symbol of reproductive justice and gender equality. In the Democratic...
Publication of the CAC standards and guidelines

Publication of the CAC standards and guidelines

by Barb Baranski | Apr 6, 2024 | Institutional news

Ipas DRC brings a new vision of a DRC where every woman, regardless of her social and ethnic class, has the potential to achieve all her social, cultural, economic, and political goals Ipas DRC works with local partners to educate all relevant stakeholders—including...
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