ABOUT FENZA

JAMES NGAHY (executive director)

Missionary in Nigeria, Kenya, Malawi — and now Zambia. STB (Leuven University); MA in Systematic Theology (Duquesne University); MA in Peace Studies and International Relations; PhD in International Studies and Diplomacy. Engraved in justice, peace and the integrity of creation (JPIC) — and a typical farmer from his family background!

ALOTO HABTAMU (centre manager)

Ordained a priest in 2020. Missionary in Mzuzu and Karonga Dioceses in Malawi. BA in Education and Social Sciences; BTh from St Joseph Theological Institute, South Africa. An advocate against human trafficking and illegal migration in a joint venture between FENZA and TAKUZA (Talitha Kum Zambia). Manager at FENZA since 2025.

BENJAMIN ITUNGABOSE (staff member)

Served as a missionary in Mansa Diocese and Lusaka Archdiocese. Holds a Bachelor of Sacred Theology (Catholic University of Eastern Africa) and a Master of Arts in Theology (Duquesne University). PhD candidate in Interfaith Dialogue and Diplomacy (Euclid University).

RODRIGUE KASEREKA KALYOTHO (staff member)

Missionary experience in Mozambique. Studied Interreligious Dialogue and Islamic Studies in Nairobi. Appointed to FENZA in 2026. Artist and composer of music and many songs.

DOUGLAS MOMANYI OGATO (financial administrator)

Has worked in Zambia since his ordination. Holds an MA in Philanthropy and Development (M.A.I.S). PhD candidate in Practical Theology (Palm Beach Atlantic University, Florida). Founder of St Thomas Community School in Kafubu, Ndola.

ZINDABA SHABA (librarian & archivist)

Diploma graduate in Library and Information Science from Evelyn Hone College, Lusaka. Passionate about information organisation, research, records management, and helping people access knowledge. Skilled in cataloguing, classification, ICT in libraries, and customer service. Eager to contribute her skills.

VENERATO DEUS BABAINE

Missionary in Zambia since 1998, with experience in Mansa, Kasama and Lusaka dioceses. Fr Venerato promotes environmental protection and conservation. Producer of the documentary: “The Earth Our Home – Conservation for Integrity of Creation”. Currently at M.Afr. SAP Headquarters, Lusaka.

MATHEW BANSEH

Missionary experience in Ghana, Burundi, Zambia (Chipata and Lusaka Dioceses), and Malawi. Co-author of Lumimba Parish Diary (2017). Studied anthropology at SOAS University of London. Currently serving at the Centre for Social Concern (CfSC), Malawi.

ROMARIC BATIONO

Missionary experience in Burkina Faso and Zambia (Dioceses of Mongu and Lusaka). BA in Christian Theology for World Religions, MA in Development Studies. Currently working in St Lawrence Parish, Lusaka.

PHELIM M. MALUMO

Originally from Zambia, Fr Phelim has been a Missionary of Africa since 2004. He has worked in South Africa, Philippines, Kenya, Zambia and is now in Tanzania.

PHILIP MERABA UGBEMA

Missionary experience in Malawi from 2011 to 2019. Studied Ecumenism in Venice (Italy) for three years. Worked at FENZA from 2022 to 2025. Now he is back in Malawi serving in a brand new parish.

PATRICK MUMBI

Missionary experience in Uganda and Zambia (Diocese of Lusaka). MA in Person-Centred Therapy, MA and PhD in anthropology. Author of Tonga mourning ritual (Dilwe): The therapeutic aspect (2019). Currently at M.Afr. SAP Headquarters, Lusaka.

BERNHARD UDELHOVEN

Missionary experience in Chipata and Lusaka Dioceses of Zambia. Author of Unseen worlds: Dealing with spirits, witchcraft, and Satanism (2015). Currently working in Lumimba Parish, in the Luangwa Valley of eastern Zambia.

TOON VAN KESSEL

Missionary experience in Chipata and Lusaka Dioceses of Zambia. Author of Dzedzerere dzedzere salingana nkhugwe­ratu: A collection of a 1000 Chewa proverbs (2015). Currently working in Chipata, Zambia.