{"id":135,"date":"2026-08-19T22:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T03:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/benefuturainternational.org\/?page_id=135"},"modified":"2026-08-19T22:20:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T03:20:52","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/benefuturainternational.org\/?page_id=135","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"568\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/benefuturainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dorcas-UN-Flight-568x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-137\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.554695291109862;width:248px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benefuturainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dorcas-UN-Flight-568x1024.webp 568w, https:\/\/benefuturainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dorcas-UN-Flight-166x300.webp 166w, https:\/\/benefuturainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dorcas-UN-Flight-768x1385.webp 768w, https:\/\/benefuturainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dorcas-UN-Flight-852x1536.webp 852w, https:\/\/benefuturainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dorcas-UN-Flight.webp 887w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Founder and Managing Director &#8211; Dorcas Buzigire George<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dorcas B. George is an entrepreneur, international legal advocate, and Founder and Managing Director of BeneFutura International (BFI). Driven by a profound commitment to human dignity, justice, and sustainable development, she leads BFI\u2019s strategic vision to transform vulnerable and conflict-affected communities through direct relief, economic self-reliance, and systemic governance reform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ms. George began her career as a young lawyer in Bukavu, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), serving as a prosecutor, then defense attorney, and providing pro-bono legal representation to victims of violence and persecution. Building on this frontline legal work, she has maintained long-standing active engagement with international bodies, including the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the United Nations (UN), advocating for survivor-centered justice, accountability, and the protection of conflict-affected populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under her leadership, BFI is delivering direct humanitarian assistance while creating pathways to economic independence through entrepreneurship and skills development. Ms. George is passionate about giving back to society, and believes strongly in the meaningful participation of women, youth, and marginalized communities in peace-building, access to justice, and economic growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ms. George holds a Bachelor of Science from Bethel University in McKenzie, Tennessee, and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founder and Managing Director &#8211; Dorcas Buzigire George Dorcas B. George is an entrepreneur, international legal advocate, and Founder and Managing Director of BeneFutura International (BFI). Driven by a profound commitment to human dignity, justice, and sustainable development, she leads BFI\u2019s strategic vision to transform vulnerable and conflict-affected communities through direct relief, economic self-reliance, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-135","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/benefuturainternational.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/benefuturainternational.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/benefuturainternational.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benefuturainternational.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benefuturainternational.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=135"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/benefuturainternational.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":140,"href":"https:\/\/benefuturainternational.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/135\/revisions\/140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/benefuturainternational.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}