Past Projects

2004 - Democratic Republic of the Congo, help in the construction and development of economic activity by women in the Bukavu region

Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Here Women are the Future Denying death they choose to act Torn apart by the two wars of 1996 and 1998, the Democratic Republic of the Congo suffers still today the results of this conflict and face a dangerous economic and political crisis. For several years now the women of Bukavu mobilise as members of the Association for the promotion of female entrepreneurship (APEF), our on-site partner, to ensure the survival of their families, their (...)

2003 - Senegal, training as a means of social and economic reinsertion of young people

Senegal, a country faced with harsh conditions and structural changes imposed by international organisations since the 1970s. We now see a very high growth of poverty accompanied by reduced life-spans, lack of vital resources, more and more exclusion and a high rate of illeteracy.This decomposition of the population’s quality of life is particularly evident in rural areas where the number of young people with low or no levels of education have increased significantly. Disillusioned by the (...)

2001 - Rwanda, Our carpentry project

Confronted with hard living conditions for inhabitants of rural areas, Frères des Hommes and DUHAMIC-ADRI, our partner in Rwanda, have developped a carpentry project in the South of the country at Nyakizu. Born in 1980, with the active participation of the Tutsi and Hutu peoples, this project’s main objectives were: Engouraging diversification of non-agricultural economic activities in this mountainous region where arable land is scarceDevelopping local revenue by providing quality products (...)