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Rooted in beans, rising in business: How a family in Goma is growing bean empire

Rooted in beans, rising in business: How a family in Goma is growing bean empire

by Yohane Chideya | Sep 10, 2025 | Beans, DRC, Women

By Napoleon Kajunju, Jean Claude Rubyogo, Bola Awotide, Lydie Mulonda, Paulin Njingulura, Julie Ntamwinja, Lucky Kalisya, Nepomuscene Ntukamazina In a city where food insecurity shadows daily life and opportunity feels just out of reach, Sadiki and his wife Huguette...
One mother’s movement: Turning struggle into nutrition for all

One mother’s movement: Turning struggle into nutrition for all

by Yohane Chideya | Aug 21, 2025 | DRC, Women

By Napoleon Kajunju, Justice Munthali, Yohane Chideya, Paulin Njingulula, Eliud Birachi and Jean Claude Rubyogo It all began in a modest kitchen in Bukavu, a vibrant city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). There, Babunga Véronique Bienfaite started...
Breaking Barriers: A journey of transformation towards gender equality

Breaking Barriers: A journey of transformation towards gender equality

by Yohane Chideya | Apr 12, 2025 | Africa, Beans, CIAT, DRC

By Bola Amoke Awotide, Jean Claude Rubyogo, Julie Ntamwinja, Lucky Kalisya, Amisi Nyengo Gilbert, Jean-Claude Cirhuza Makenda Through training delivered in collaboration with partners—including ‘Union Pour L’emancipation de la Femme Autochtone’ (UEFA), ‘Initiative des...
DRC: Women Cultivating Resilience Through Bean Farming in Conflict Zones

DRC: Women Cultivating Resilience Through Bean Farming in Conflict Zones

by Yohane Chideya | Mar 24, 2025 | Africa, Beans, CIAT, DRC, News, PABRA

By Bola Amoke Awotide, Jean Claude Rubyogo, Lydie Mulonda, Lulu Joseph Iwamba, Paulin Njingulula, Napoleon Kajunju, Julie Ntamwinja, Lucky Kalisya, Ntukamazina Nepomuscene Amid ongoing conflicts in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), an innovative...
Promoting Nutritious Beans Through Schools and Farmers in DRC’s South Kivu

Promoting Nutritious Beans Through Schools and Farmers in DRC’s South Kivu

by Yohane Chideya | Nov 20, 2024 | Beans, DRC, Women

By Napoleon Kajunju, Lydie Mulonda, Julie Ntamwinja, Paulin Njingulula, Hosny Dunia, Lucky Kalisya, Bola Amoke Awotide Between July and August 2024, South Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) became the epicenter of a transformative training...
B4WE Project empowers DRC local seed multipliers with bean seeds

B4WE Project empowers DRC local seed multipliers with bean seeds

by Yohane Chideya | Oct 24, 2024 | Africa, DRC

By Lydie Mulonda, Hosny Dunia, Napoléon Kajunju, Julie Ntawinja, Lucky Kalisya, Paulin Njingulula, & Bola Amoke Awotide Local seed multipliers in the Tanganyika, North Kivu, and South Kivu Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were all smiles as the...
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