{"id":924,"date":"2026-09-29T09:01:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T13:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.hostinghappisoft.xyz\/historique\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T09:05:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T13:05:15","slug":"historique","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lacch.ca\/en\/historique\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nHome\n<\/a>\n\/\n<\/span>\nThe Community\n<\/span><\/div>\nHistory\n<\/span>

\nThe story of the CCH, since 2001\n<\/h1>

\nBorn out of urgency and solidarity, the community was built through the commitment of its members and its successive leaders.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/section>

\nOur origins\n<\/span>

\nA community born of solidarity\n<\/h2>\n\n<\/span><\/div>

\nThe Congolese Community of Hamilton and Area was created urgently to respond to the social challenges facing Congolese women and men in the city of Hamilton and Area.\n<\/p>

\nThe members\u2019 cohesion and solidarity were strengthened during a case of malaria in the community, whose signs, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment were unknown to Canadian medical staff, who simply labelled it the \u201cEbola virus.\u201d The patient, of Congolese origin, was placed in quarantine, leading to a period of intense investigation of international proportions. The Congolese community, now in the spotlight, was in turmoil.\n<\/p>

\nThe situation was narrowly resolved thanks to the expertise of a Congolese doctor, a member of the Congolese community of Hamilton, who was able to diagnose the illness and inform his Canadian colleagues about the real disease afflicting our compatriot: malaria, a potentially fatal disease transmitted to humans through the bites of certain types of mosquitoes.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/section>

\nOur leaders\n<\/span>

\nCCH presidents from 2001 to today\n<\/h2><\/div>
\"Nancy<\/div>\n2024 \u2013 present\n<\/span>

\nNancy Muinda\n<\/h3><\/article>
\"Jean-Jacques<\/div>\n2018 \u2013 2024\n<\/span>

\nJean-Jacques Somwe\n<\/h3><\/article>
\"John<\/div>\n2015 \u2013 2018\n<\/span>

\nJohn Kibulu\n<\/h3><\/article>
\"Bonaventure<\/div>\n2010 \u2013 2015\n<\/span>

\nBonaventure Otshudi\n<\/h3><\/article>
\"Eddy<\/div>\n2009 \u2013 2010\n<\/span>

\nEddy Momat\n<\/h3><\/article>
\"Julie<\/div>\n2007 \u2013 2009\n<\/span>

\nJulie Kabukanyi\n<\/h3><\/article>
\"Eddy<\/div>\n2005 \u2013 2007\n<\/span>

\nEddy Momat\n<\/h3><\/article>
\"Bob<\/div>\n2003 \u2013 2005\n<\/span>

\nBob Kalala\n<\/h3><\/article>
\"Rachel<\/div>\n2002 \u2013 2003\n<\/span>

\nRachel Kaniki\n<\/h3><\/article>
\"Th\u00e9ophile<\/div>\n2001 \u2013 2002\n<\/span>

\nTh\u00e9ophile Bakajika\n<\/h3><\/article>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>
\nFounding members\n<\/span>

\nThe people who started it all\n<\/h2>

\nThe founding members of the Congolese Community of Hamilton and Area, in alphabetical order:\n<\/p><\/div>

  • \nAlbert Dibu\n<\/div><\/li>
  • \nBernard Libombe\n<\/div><\/li>
  • \nBonaventure Otshudi\n<\/div><\/li>
  • \nCharly Kabika\n<\/div><\/li>
  • \nDedoue Ilunga\n<\/div><\/li>
  • \nElie Kimpeye\n<\/div><\/li>
  • \nF\u00e9licien Mbuyi\n<\/div><\/li>
  • \nGermaine Bambi\n<\/div><\/li>
  • \nIda Moliki\n<\/div><\/li>
  • \nJean-Bosco Kiaku\n<\/div><\/li>
  • \nJean Matadi\n<\/div><\/li>
  • \nJean-Pierre Ayoga\n<\/div><\/li>
  • \nJohn Lufuma\n<\/div><\/li>
  • \nNelly Nkenda\n<\/div><\/li>
  • \nSamuel Kalonji\n<\/div><\/li>
  • \nRachel Kaniki\n<\/div><\/li>
  • \nRoger Kabeya\n<\/div><\/li>
  • \nSimon Masiandoki\n<\/div><\/li>
  • \nTh\u00e9ophile Bakajika\n<\/div><\/li>
  • \nTshishimbi wa Tshishimbi\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section><\/main>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Accueil \/ La communaut\u00e9 Historique L\u2019histoire de la CCH, depuis 2001 N\u00e9e de l\u2019urgence et de la solidarit\u00e9, la communaut\u00e9 s\u2019est construite gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 l\u2019engagement de ses membres et de ses dirigeants successifs. Nos origines Une communaut\u00e9 n\u00e9e de la solidarit\u00e9 La Communaut\u00e9 Congolaise de Hamilton et ses environs a \u00e9t\u00e9 cr\u00e9\u00e9e en urgence pour […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-924","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacch.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacch.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacch.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacch.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacch.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=924"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lacch.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":969,"href":"https:\/\/lacch.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/924\/revisions\/969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacch.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}