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Supporting local higher education to help build stronger communities and preserve the Congo rainforest |
Take a virtual journey to Djolu with Congolese filmmaker Pappy Orion and hear students and staff at Djolu Technical College speak from the heart about what the school means to them - and you can see the difference your support makes!
At Congo Education Partners, we know that successful long-term rainforest conservation hinges on community engagement and leadership.
We work with dedicated professors in the heart of the Congo Basin rainforest to provide higher education and training, so local students can become professionals, leaders, and active stewards of the rainforest.
We work with dedicated professors in the heart of the Congo Basin rainforest to provide higher education and training, so local students can become professionals, leaders, and active stewards of the rainforest.
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Partnership: CEP + Planet WomenWe’re excited to share some news with you!
Congo Education Partners (CEP) is partnering with an organization called Planet Women (PW) to increase women’s access to education, training and resources, so more women can become environmental and community leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Read about the partnership |
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Albert Lotana Lokasola wins UNDP Equator Prize
Congo Education Partners is delighted to announce that our partner organization, Vie Sauvage, is one of the 10 winners of the United Nations Development Programme's 2020 Equator Prize! The purpose of the Equator Prize is to recognize "outstanding community efforts to reduce poverty through the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity." Albert Lotana Lokasola is the president of Vie Sauvage, which founded and manages Djolu Technical College (DTC). The college provides higher education to the next generation of forest stewards in the Djolu region, including at the Kokolopori Bonobo Nature Reserve. Congo Education Partners is DTC’s sole international partner. |
"After 20 years of using our traditional values and customs to promote smart coexistence between our community and its environment, I am firmly convinced that education of local youth is the best strategy for preserving our forests for future generations." |
Women scholarship students with DTC faculty.
