What We Do

 

 

CEJDU is committed to breaking cycles of poverty and vulnerability by investing in education, trade training, sustainable farming, and multi-service opportunity for all regardless of their background.  Our initiatives focus on:

 

1. Education & Skills Training – Providing access to quality education, vocational training, and entrepreneurship programs for youth, adults, women and marginalize community

 

2. Women’s Empowerment – Supporting women and girls through leadership programs, economic opportunities, and protection initiatives.

 

3. Humanitarian Response – Addressing urgent needs during crises, including food security, and emergency relief.

 

4. Community Development & Health – Promoting social cohesion, from conflict community to a peace, access to healthcare, and sustainable development in local communities, HIV supports.

 

5. Agriculture & Livestock - Our agronomists train farmers to increase their harvests and provide seeds to farmers to support food security in households and enhance the local economy in villages. Additionally, they receive training in a variety of subjects, including climate-resilient farming methods, ecological agriculture, and food crop management. We give vulnerable households goat, pig, and rabbit breeders.

 

6. Child Protection -focused on ensuring a child's safety, well-being, and development. Key rights include protection from abuse, and exploitation; the right to basic needs like the right to educations and the right to be raised in a safe. Defending the right of children.

We stand up for and safeguard children who are at risk due to the consequences of war and other types of violence. The Uvira Health Center's child protection and prevention project. Tomorrow's children are its future. Let's honor their obligations and rights. Over 75 children receive school supplies from CEJDU, and on Tuesdays and Fridays they visit our organization center to use the computer lab, drink porridge, and eat bread. By providing them with education and opportunities, such as free computer use, CEJDU keeps these children from not joining arm groups.

 

 

7. Sustainable & ecological - Focused on tackling climate change through solutions that center people, nature, and their ability to thrive, In addition to campaigns on environmental issues, deforestation, and ocean pollution, CEJDU Asbl plays a crucial role in promoting sustainability by promoting environmental protection, increasing public awareness of problems like pollution and climate change, and advancing sustainable practices through research, education, and policy influence. The second largest lake in the world, lake Tanganyika's rising waters and causing a serious humanitarian crisis in South Kivu's city of Uvira. 

 

 

 

                             OUR CORE VALUES

 

At CEJDU, we are guided by four fundamental principles:

 

1. Learning – We believe education is the key to unlocking potential and creating lasting change.

 2. Integrity – We operate with honesty, accountability, and a deep commitment to ethical leadership.

 3. Generosity – We embrace a spirit of giving, sharing resources, and uplifting those in need.

 4. Transparency – We ensure openness and accountability in everything we do.

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At CEJDU, we don’t just provide aid—we create opportunities that transform lives.

Join us in our mission to empower youth, women and marginalized to restore hope, dignity, education for Congolese better future. Together, we can make a difference.