Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems2021-06-212021-06-212021http://hdl.handle.net/10625/60299French version available in IDRC Digital LibraryMr. Luenda is the director of the Civil Registration and Population Office in the Urban Division of the Ministry of the Interior (Democratic Republic of the Congo). He manages Kinshasa province’s civil registration services with particular responsibility for legal, contentious, and administrative issues. After an in-depth analysis, Luenda developed guides to improve both civil registration and population services, and organized training sessions for staff at all levels, followed by annual refresher courses. As a youth, and the eldest and only boy of nine children in a polygamous family in Kinshasa, “I was already concerned about the civil status of my three mothers and we children,” he says.application/pdfenCIVIL REGISTRATION AND VITAL STATISTICSCRVSVITAL STATISTICSDATA COLLECTIONLEADERSHIPDEMOGRAPHICSGOVERNANCEBIRTH REGISTRATIONDEATHSDATABASESCOVID-19LEGAL IDENTITYCIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTSDIGITIZATIONKINSHASACONGOCONGO DRSOUTH OF SAHARABulletin or Newsletter