The Sainte Famille College of the municipality of Ndjili won the final of the national tournament of the cultural game “Génies en Herbe” version UNFemmes. The eight protagonists, four students per team, competed under the animation of Simon Mbaki Mazakala, a famous presenter. The match was between two schools in the Tshangu district: Collège Sainte Famille and Maman wa Boboto de Masina. Sainte Famille won the final with a score of 125 to 80 points, despite the efforts of Maman wa Boboto. Exaucé is the pupil of Sainte Famille who scored more points than the others. His colleagues Konga, Gédéon and Bonheur also contributed to the success.
The champion team will represent Kinshasa at the national championship of the RTNC Onufemmes tournament in June. The students of these two teams wore t-shirts that evoked the fight against violence against women.
For the semi-final, Mater Dei won Mama Wa Boboto 155-120, while Sainte Famille beat Mater Dei 195-90. The same school, Sainte Famille had also beaten Mama Wa Boboto on the score of 170-135.
Sainte Famille was the school qualified for the final with 360 points, followed by Mama Wa Boboto with 255 points.
The general culture game was a moment of communion and reinforcement of the general culture among the students. The competent bodies should promote this kind of activity within the various schools of the DRC to accompany the formation of a cultivated and informed young generation. Indeed, it is essential for young people to have a cultural background likely to make them enlightened citizens within their community.