The Governor of South Kivu brings to a close the International Farmers’ Dialogue

IofC in Brief

Who we are: Initiatives of Change (IofC) is a world-wide movement of people of diverse cultures and backgrounds, who are committed to the transformation of society through changes in human motives and behaviour, starting with their own.

The visitors were welcomed at the Parliament of White Nile State with dancing by the Fellata community, who are of Nigerian Hausa origin

Purpose: We work to inspire, equip and connect people to address world needs, starting with themselves, in the areas of trustbuilding, ethical leadership and sustainable living.

Friday, November 29, 2013

"Feed the world - Feeding DR Congo"

The international Farmers' gathering in Bukavu, DR Congo

The Governor of South Kivu DR Congo (South Kivu is the size of Rwanda and Burundi combined) came to speak and bring to a close the International Farmers’ Dialogue in Bukavu 18 - 21 November.

Those who had taken part presented the conclusions of the event which were: not to wait and see what would happen but take personal initiatives

to work as a team
to build cross border partnerships for the training of small farmers in sustainable farming, soil improvement and agro forestry
to share community experiences
to reverse the rural exodus of young people moving to the towns
to honour and develop the role of women
to bring healing to the scars caused by conflict
the realisation that the people of DRC who have suffered and are finding healing, have experiences that equip them to bring solutions in other areas of conflict
to encourage each person to give thought to stimulating the commitment of farmers to feed the world.

The International dialogue of Bukavu stimulated this process, based on the individual search and motivations based on the principles of Farmers' Dialogue and Initiatives of Change.

Photos by Claude Bourdin

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"Feed the world - Feeding DR Congo"