Named fund in memory of Daniel Ngoy Boliya, the late rector of Université Protestante au Congo (UPC)
- mary sanichas
- Dec 2, 2023
- 3 min read
Updated: Oct 20
Université Protestante au Congo's Rector, Daniel Ngoy Boliya, was a longtime colleague, friend and partner of Education Congo. He died on March 2, 2023, at Centre Médicale de Kinshasa. Ernie Ross was a speaker at Rector Ngoy’s funeral in Kinshasa, which was attended by over 1,000.
Shortly after Rector Ngoy's death, Education Congo board members set up a UPC scholarship fund to honor his 30-year contribution to higher education in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Update as of 12/212023
Additional donors have brought the fund's total up to $19,904. Once the fund reaches $25,000, the following year it will begin paying out earnings to scholarships annually.
Update as of 5/25/2024
Daniel Ngoy's named fund has almost reached maturity. Current balance is $24,114, so only $886 more to go before it will start paying out to scholarships every year!
Update as of 10/2024
Good news: the fund in memory of Daniel Ngoy is now fully funded and will begin paying out from next year on. The larger the fund, the larger the payoff—so please help to keep building this fund!
Update as of 5/2025
Since January 1, 2025, he Ngoy Named Fund has received $4,520, bringing the total to $32,518.
A lifetime contribution to higher education in Congo
Rector Ngoy led the university as it built a student body of more than 8,000, over 55% of whom are currently women. He expanded the curriculum, most notably by adding a medical school to train doctors for the rural areas of Congo. He cultivated good relationships with both national and international partners, which enabled his administration to bring UPC to a high level of development in the areas of infrastructure, academic teaching and research programs.
Under Rector Ngoy's leadership. UPC signed numerous cooperation agreements with universities at home and abroad. In Congo, UPC signed agreements of cooperation with Université de Kinshasa and Université Catholique du Congo.
In Africa, UPC is a leading member of the network of Protestant Universities in Africa (RUPA), and a formal protocol of cooperation was signed by Rector Ngoy and his counterpart at Université Marien Ngouabi in Brazzaville.
Numerous other universities are in formal collaboration with UPC as a result of Rector Ngoy’s leadership, including Université Paris-Saclay, the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, the University of North Carolina (UNC), Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Songsil University in Seoul, South Korea.
Support the education solution to build capacity in the Democratic Republic of Congo!
Make a contribution to Education Congo's Ngoy Scholarship Fund—designated for UPC students.
To donate online at our secure payment portal, click the button below:
We are also happy to accept donations by check. Note “Ngoy” on the memo line and mail to Education Congo, PO Box 29, Lamar CO 81052 USA.
If you would like to start a new named fund with the designation of your choice, email info@educationcongo.org
If you are taking distributions from your IRA, you might consider making a direct donation from your account to Education Congo. The distribution amount that is paid directly to Education Congo would not be taxable to you and could save you some income tax dollars. Please talk to your financial and/or tax advisors on how to best make this kind of donation. (If you go this route, be sure to notify us with details.)
