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In Haiti, and particularly in the capital, Port-au-Prince, hundreds of thousands of children are living in unimaginable conditions. In February 2026, the UN sounded the alarm regarding the trafficking of children by armed gangs currently operating… +

The programme “Il était un foi” featured two members of our Burundian team: Léonidas Mbanzamihigo, director, and Belyse Munezero, the doctor in charge of health projects on the ground. Together, they discuss the difficulties of accessing… +

Our latest issue of Devlop' is now available. It shines a spotlight on community health mutuals and the efforts of countless grassroots organisations to improve access to healthcare. In the 1820s, Belgian workers established the first forms of… +

Pablo Servigne is an agricultural engineer and doctor of science, co-founder of the collapsology movement. Known for his work on the vulnerabilities of our societies and paths to resilience, he analyses the mechanisms of mutual aid and the social… +

In sub-Saharan Africa, a health problem can still plunge an entire family into poverty. Without adequate social protection, households finance their own healthcare, often at the cost of heavy sacrifices. Faced with this reality, community health… +

The “Elenge na Mosala” project – which means “young people at work” in Lingala – has just come to an end in Kinshasa. It enabled 64 young people living on the streets to receive training and earn an income. A look back at this two-year pilot… +

This month, we are spotlighting Sandrine Laroche, a project monitoring officer in the Operations department. Balancing her professional commitment to Haiti with her role as a mum, she tells us about her daily life, the challenges she faces and the… +

The Observatory for Research on Entrepreneurship “Pour Elles” is a new project that we are implementing in Kinshasa. From February 16 to 23, two leaders of this initiative are at UCLouvain to meet with various experts in the field and strengthen… +

In northern Benin, Louvain Coopération carried out a large-scale breast and cervical cancer prevention and screening project between 2023 and 2025, initiated by the Mutualités Libres and funded by Wallonie-Bruxelles International. Largely unknown… +

Thank you for your donation to the women entrepreneurs of South Kivu. We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to all the generous people who have supported the women entrepreneurs we work with in Bukavu. They themselves would like to thank… +

Nana Tounkara joined Louvain Coopération's Citizen Education team last September as Educational Coordination and Experimentation Manager, taking over one of the division's flagship projects: Afro-Racines*. As she prepares to leave for Benin with… +

Louvain Coopération has been working for over ten years with street children and young people in Kinshasa, alongside its local partners. More than just a shelter, it offers them comprehensive psychosocial support and a pathway to socio-professional… +