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Mangroves cover 0.03% of the Earth’s land surface, which may seem insignificant. Yet they are among the world’s most important ecosystems. As reservoirs of biodiversity, natural defences against storms and powerful carbon sinks, these coastal… +

Our new Devlop’RA, the illustrated magazine from Louvain Coopération, is now available. It features a summary of our 2025 Activity Report, as well as a special feature on mangroves. In 2025, more than 120,000 people benefited directly from the… +

Just this once, we’re taking you behind the scenes of our projects. This June is a crucial month for our team as it marks the final stretch before we submit our programme proposal for funding from the Belgian government for the next five years.… +

This month, we’re introducing you to Daniel Perez, Regional Director of Louvain Coopération in the Andean region . Based in Bolivia, Daniel works every day to develop and monitor programmes on the ground, in collaboration with local teams and… +

Constant Setondé Gnansounou has just defended his thesis at UNamur. Now a Doctor of Science, he has been conducting research for the past 10 years into mangroves, their resilience and the conditions necessary for their sustainability, despite the… +

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… +