{"id":6716,"date":"2025-07-21T11:21:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T09:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avenir.cd\/?p=6716"},"modified":"2025-07-21T12:44:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T10:44:03","slug":"mbanza-ngungu-tenue-dun-atelier-pour-le-developpement-de-clusters-communautaires-autour-du-bambou-dans-le-cadre-du-projet-avenir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avenir.cd\/en\/mbanza-ngungu-tenue-dun-atelier-pour-le-developpement-de-clusters-communautaires-autour-du-bambou-dans-le-cadre-du-projet-avenir\/","title":{"rendered":"Mbanza-Ngungu: Workshop held to develop community clusters around bamboo as part of the AVENIR Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

A participatory dialogue workshop was held on Friday, July 11, in Mbanza-Ngungu, in the Kongo Central province, under the leadership of the<\/span>United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO),<\/b>as part of the implementation of the AVENIR Project, led by the Congolese government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security.<\/span><\/p>\n

This workshop is part of the ongoing <\/span>effort to develop community clusters for the sustainable management of the green charcoal value chain, particularly from bamboo,<\/b>a natural resource with strong ecological and economic potential. The initiative aims to achieve a sustainable transformation of family farming by integrating climate-resilient solutions while promoting rational natural resource management.<\/span><\/p>\n

Through this approach, UNIDO aims to address one of the main drivers of deforestation in the DRC: unsustainable wood energy exploitation. The goal is to directly involve local communities and entrepreneurs in the establishment of a sustainable, traceable, and environmentally friendly value chain.<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking at the opening ceremony, <\/span>Willy Makumbani<\/b>, Administrator of the Mbanza-Ngungu Territory, welcomed this initiative, which he considered <\/span>\"a real lever for reforestation and local development.\"<\/b> He also emphasized that Mbanza-Ngungu has vast areas favorable to bamboo cultivation.<\/span><\/p>\n

For his part, <\/span>Hamidou Loukine,<\/b>National Coordinator of UNIDO programs, presented the project's objectives, strategic focuses, and expected results, covering the production, processing, and marketing of sustainable charcoal that meets environmental standards.<\/span><\/p>\n

Guylaine Matindi<\/b>, Head of the AVENIR Project in Mbanza-Ngungu, detailed the role UNIDO will play in developing community clusters. The approach consists of actively involving local populations in the adoption of bamboo charcoal as a sustainable alternative, while integrating their opinions into the environmental decision-making process. Participants were made aware of the economic and ecological benefits of bamboo production and processing, particularly as a clean and renewable fuel. Several recommendations were made to improve project ownership by beneficiary communities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Participants were made aware of the economic and ecological benefits of producing and processing bamboo, particularly as a clean, renewable fuel. A number of recommendations were made with a view to ensuring greater ownership of the project by the beneficiary communities.<\/span><\/p>\n

The project is structured around four main pillars:<\/span><\/p>\n