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Lists and designations

2 Biosphere Reserves in the DRC

Yangambi and Luki

EFFICACE Project

The EFFICACE project (Girls' Education, Initial and In-Service Teacher Training and Support for the Continuity of Education) aims to operationalize the reform of the pedagogical humanities and to set up a hybrid system of in-service teacher training, combining face-to-face and online, in which school heads will play a central role. The project also plans to encourage more women to become teachers in the teaching profession.

Funded by the GPE (Global Partnership for Education) to the tune of US$9 million, the four-year project also aims to strengthen the training of 15,000 teachers and improve the quality of education in the country.

Elèves d'une école à Mbandaka

UNESCO

Yangambi: Protecting Biodiversity

The Project " Making the Yangambi Biosphere Reserve a Pole of Excellence on Climate and Biodiversity", in its Phase II, is designed on the three starting pillars. Namely : The strengthening of institutional governance ; scientific research and training ; and support for local sustainable development.

Spread over a period of 3 years and with funding of 4 million euros, the project targets 10 thousand beneficiaries and 600 members of ACECs to be trained and empowered.