BATIDE (DRC)
The Office of Support and Technical Assistance to Development Initiatives (Bureau d’Appui et d’Assistance Technique aux Initiatives de Développement, BATIDE) is a non-governmental organization for the supervision and technical support of development initiatives. It was established on July 2, 2002, with a vision of developing the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by building the capacity of the agricultural sector (rural and smallholder farmers).
HUNDEE (Ethiopia)
HUNDEE (Oromo Grassroots Development Initiative) is a local non-governmental organization established in 1995 based on the philosophy that poor rural communities should be responsible for their own development and HUNDEE acts as a facilitator in this process. HUNDEE’S mission is to empower small farmers, women, older persons, youth and other marginalized groups in order to reduce vulnerability of target groups to transitory food shortage, to enable them to rehabilitate their degraded land, and to eradicate all forms of violence and discrimination against them.
KILABO (Mali)
Kilabo is a Malian non-governmental organization founded in 1984. In Bambara, Kilabo refers to mutual aid, meaning selfless help or community solidarity. Based in Bamako, Kilabo works on the development of rural and peri-urban communities throughout Mali. It aims at the emergence of a strong civil society through the implementation of participative actions of development. Kilabo is a reference organization for participatory development in Mali.
WEWE (Nigeria)
Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization founded in 2014 by Josephine Ogazi and Joseph Egwuonwu. WEWE started out as a community-based organization with the aim of providing scholarships and economic empowerment to orphans and widows in Okigwe, Imo State`. Today, WEWE has expanded its aims and objectives and is now working towards building the capacity of widows, vulnerable women, and their orphans to stand together for their rights to actively contribute to civil society, governance and leadership in Nigeria and Africa.
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RWARRI (Rwanda)
Rwanda Rural Rehabilitation Initiative (RWARRI) is a non-profit making and non-governmental organization dedicated to the promotion and improvement of the social-economic welfare of rural communities in Rwanda, by acting as a flexible catalyst that provokes their hidden potential.
RWARRI came into being in 1994 but started its activities in Rwanda in 1995. RWARRI's mission is to be one of the most valued and respected non-governmental organizations in Rwanda and beyond serving the interest of its members, contributing towards shaping national policies and leading the agricultural sector towards sustainable levels.
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