 In Africa, we are present in Benin, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Madagascar, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo and Zambia.
The activities of our partners focus primarily on economic justice, gender equity and peace-building. |
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| Coffee producers have more say in their government |
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INADES Formation, a Burundi non-governmental organization that supports peasant associations, with a membership of over 100,000:
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• Assisted 61 coffee producers unions to take on the status of local cooperatives. |
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• Created influential national level committees bringing together coffee producers, technical service representatives and administrative authorities throughout the country. |
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Women in rural areas have more resources |
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The Development Exchange Center, an organization that aims to increase the economic capacity and living conditions of women in Nigeria: |
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• Established a nation-wide microcredit system that allowed women to increase their family income. |
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• Built five wells in Bauchi state, providing accessible, clean and safe drinking water. |
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Public officials and mining companies are held accountable |
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The Network Movement for Justice and Development, a movement working to promote justice and empowerment in Sierra Leone: |
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• Contributed to the replacement of two corrupt officials in the Bombali and Tonkolili districts who were embezzling large amounts of public funds. |
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• Forced the Sierra Leone Mining Company to conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment before commencing operations in the Kono district.
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