INVESTING IN HEROES
" Education is very very important to conservation. If you want to do good conservation, you need to get educated people who know WHY they should preserve the environment
[and] HOW they should do it."
- Albert Lokasola, founder of Djolu Technical College
[and] HOW they should do it."
- Albert Lokasola, founder of Djolu Technical College
By supporting Djolu Technical College you are investing in heroes and supporting conservation efforts in one of the most
important and biodiverse rainforests in the world.
Click on the photos to see how DTC students and faculty are making a difference.
important and biodiverse rainforests in the world.
Click on the photos to see how DTC students and faculty are making a difference.
Students at DTC have lived their lives in the Congo Basin rainforest. They know what is at stake for the forest and for future generations. And when they decide to study bonobos, or sustainable agriculture, or nursing, it is not just out of curiosity; it is a calling. It is about survival.
And protecting the Congo Basin rainforest is critical to ensuring survival for all of us.
Supporting Djolu Technical College and providing scholarships to students creates the potential for more rural Congolese youth to become environmental heroes. Students at Djolu Technical College can become protectors of the Congo rainforest; carry out research that provides new insights about the biodiversity of this environmentally critical region; and become leaders who improve access to healthcare and resources for their communities.
All young people deserve the chance to live up to their potential. Getting the education they need is a critical step.
At CEP, we know that lasting change depends on community engagement and leadership. Our work is about supporting young people in rural Congo to become active stewards of the rainforest and leaders who will help lift up their communities. Our work is about investing in heroes.
It is about investing in higher education so young women and men in the Djolu region can have the tools and strategies they need to preserve the land and forest around them, to provide healthcare to communities that would otherwise have none, and to help local farmers to cultivate the land sustainably. Through higher education in environmental, agricultural and health sciences, DTC students can learn to build a sustainable future for their communities and protect the Congo rainforest.
And protecting the Congo Basin rainforest is critical to ensuring survival for all of us.
Supporting Djolu Technical College and providing scholarships to students creates the potential for more rural Congolese youth to become environmental heroes. Students at Djolu Technical College can become protectors of the Congo rainforest; carry out research that provides new insights about the biodiversity of this environmentally critical region; and become leaders who improve access to healthcare and resources for their communities.
All young people deserve the chance to live up to their potential. Getting the education they need is a critical step.
At CEP, we know that lasting change depends on community engagement and leadership. Our work is about supporting young people in rural Congo to become active stewards of the rainforest and leaders who will help lift up their communities. Our work is about investing in heroes.
It is about investing in higher education so young women and men in the Djolu region can have the tools and strategies they need to preserve the land and forest around them, to provide healthcare to communities that would otherwise have none, and to help local farmers to cultivate the land sustainably. Through higher education in environmental, agricultural and health sciences, DTC students can learn to build a sustainable future for their communities and protect the Congo rainforest.
