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According to the International Diabetes Federation, one in two people in the world lives with diabetes without knowing it, but it is in low-income countries that this number is highest, reaching 66% of the population. For patients who are unaware… +

Aude and Pauline, students in public health sciences at UCLouvain, have just returned from Benin. They spent a month there as part of their dissertation, which focuses on analysing the prevention actions implemented locally against hypertension and… +

A brand-new health mutual has just been established in Tanguiéta, in northern Benin. As the first and only one in the city, the ALAFIA mutual will enable families to access quality healthcare at a lower cost. At the end of February, the… +

On 3rd and 4th February 2025, Bujumbura (Burundi) hosted the fourth international conference on the deployment of health mutuals in Africa. Louvain Coopération and its partners were present. A look back at the challenges of access to healthcare for… +

Since the beginning of 2025, conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have intensified. The M23 rebels have launched an assault on Goma, the capital of North Kivu, causing mass displacement of populations. The Situation is Critical… +

Our Activity Report 2023 is out! In this article, we present one of our projects in Bolivia. In southern Bolivia, access to employment is very difficult for young people. Tens of thousands of them find themselves unemployed, despite holding a… +

Our 2023 Activity Report is out! In this article, we present one of our projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since February 2023, Louvain Coopération has been supporting projects run by Congolese Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), thanks… +

On October 22, Louvain Coopération announced its alliance with two other Belgian associations, Geomoun and Rotary Clubs For Development. This strategic merger aims to strengthen the impact of our three organizations by uniting our efforts and… +

It's been more than a month since Jean and Igor began their volunteer work in Peru. Here is some news. Jean and Igor are two Bioengineers who have recently graduated from UCLouvain and KULeuven. They lead a two-month voluntary internship with El… +

On October 22, Louvain Coopération announced its alliance with two other Belgian associations, Geomoun and Rotary Clubs For Development. This strategic merger aims to strengthen the impact of our three organizations by uniting our efforts and… +

Louvain Cooperation has decided to join forces with two other Belgian associations. This merger allows our three associations to strengthen their impact and develop new concrete and sustainable projects in favor of the communities we serve. This… +

This summer, two students from the Master's programme in Water-Energy-Food Nexus, jointly run by ULiège and UCLouvain, visited our teams in Burundi and Madagascar as part of their end-of-study internship.   Rose Kilie, a graduate in Agricultural… +