Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture
Promoting food resilience through community farming. We support vulnerable families with training, seeds, livestock, and sustainable farming techniques to combat hunger and poverty.
Education & Literacy
Giving a second chance to marginalized children and youth. Through our catch-up learning centers and vocational training programs, SELP makes education accessible to children in conflict zones, demobilized youth, and out-of-school adults.
Community Health & Psychosocial Support
Healing bodies and soothing minds in fragile zones. SELP conducts health prevention campaigns, provides psychological first aid, and delivers emergency assistance in response to epidemics and disasters.
SELP
Who We Are
A Driver of Change in the Democratic Republic of Congo
SELP asbl is a Congolese non-profit organization based in Goma, actively working for several years to improve the living conditions of vulnerable populations in Eastern DRC. Our commitment is driven by a clear vision: to eradicate poverty, promote peace, and strengthen community resilience.
Our Areas of Intervention
SELP operates across several key sectors to address the needs of the most vulnerable communities in the DRC. From peacebuilding to community health, education, food security, environmental protection, and humanitarian emergency response, our actions aim for a sustainable, inclusive, and people-centered impact.
Peacebuilding (Peace and Security)
Training in human rights, GBV (gender-based violence), transitional justice, conflict resolution, and the empowerment of demobilized youth.
Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture
Agricultural training, livestock farming, promotion of agri-business, and community nutrition.
Environmental Protection
Environmental education, waste management, ecological restoration, and awareness on ecocide.
Education (Formal and Informal)
Support for schooling, functional literacy, and vocational training for youth and adults.
Community Health and Humanitarian Emergencies
Health prevention, WASH, community counseling, psychosocial support, and emergency humanitarian assistance.
Over 50 projects to sustainably transform the lives of communities in Eastern DRC.
Youth Action for Peace (YAPP)
118 young people sensitized, capacity-building in conflict management, and financial support for entrepreneurial and agricultural activities.
School and Vocational Reintegration
Five catch-up education centers, two secondary schools, and vocational training programs for vulnerable children and youth.
Support for Demobilized Youth
Skills training, psychological support, and agricultural and livestock activities for demobilized youth and victims of natural disasters.
Community Awareness
Dissemination of youth protection mechanisms, epidemic prevention, and intergenerational dialogues for peace.
A DRIVER OF CHANGE
Why Work With Us?
Do you want to take concrete action for change in the DRC?
Our Approach
Our Approach
Community Centers
We create safe and inclusive spaces within local communities to provide essential services, strengthen social bonds, and mobilize change-makers on the ground.
Data-Driven Approach
Each project is based on a rigorous analysis of local needs and contexts. Through continuous data collection, we adapt our actions for greater impact and transparency.
Targeted and Sustainable Support
We offer personalized assistance to marginalized populations, focusing on empowerment, resilience, and long-term follow-up to ensure lasting life changes.
Our Partners
We move forward hand in hand with committed partners who share our vision of sustainable development, inclusive peace, and a more just society. Thanks to their technical, financial, and institutional support, we strengthen the impact of our actions on the ground and reach more lives across the DRC.
