Active Projects in Guinea-Bissau
Improve the infrastructure and socio-economic conditions of Bolama Island and the mainland sector of São João.
The project aims to promote sustainable development, improve the quality of life and strengthen social cohesion in the Bolama region, and is designed with a participatory and gender approach, involving the local community and authorities in all stages of planning and implementation.
Improving sustainable socio-economic development in 4 communities in the Bafatá region, by increasing poultry and horticultural production, rural economic entrepreneurship, vocational training and improving basic infrastructure.
The project aims to improve living conditions, prospects and social cohesion, particularly among the youth, in the Bafatá Region.
Improving sustainable socio-economic development in 4 communities and the main town in the Gabú region by increasing horticultural production, rural economic entrepreneurship, vocational training and improving basic infrastructure
The project aims to improve living conditions, prospects and social cohesion, particularly among the youth, in the Gabú Region.
Improvement of economic and employment opportunities, food security and access to clean water, education and electricity in Bubaque through basic infrastructure development, vocational training and business promotion
The project aims to improve living conditions, prospects and social cohesion, particularly among the youth, in the Bolama Region.
Improve sustainable socio economic development in 4 communities in the bafatá region, by increasing community based agricultural production and empowering women farmers’ groups
The project aims to promote sustainable socio economic development with a gender approach in the communities of Lamoi and Sare Dabel (Contuboel); Xime and Santa Helena (Bambadinca), located in the region of Bafatá in Guinea Bissau.
Strengthening the quality of education in the bijagós archipelago
The project is part of the Andalusian Agency for International Development Cooperation’s (AACID) “Universal access to education” programme, which aims to improve access to quality education for women and men in the Bolama-Bijagós region.
Completed Projects in Guinea-Bissau
Water systems installation to improve food sovereignty in the bijagós islands
Thanks to the support of the Eurofins Foundation, and together with our partners Tininguena and AFATA, we have been able to install 3 solar pump water systems in three community gardens on the island of Uno, in 2021, in the Bijagos Archipelago of Guinea Bissau.
Enhancing food sovereignty in the northern region of the Bijagós Islands
This project aims to increase food sovereignty in the northern region of the Bijagós Islands through the social and economic empowerment of rural women and by supporting strategic players who are working in the area.
Improvement of the socio-educational conditions of the sub-regional institute of Bubaque.
This development cooperation effort hopes to create an inclusive and high-quality secondary education by encouraging the participation of the whole educational community, in one of the most remote and isolated regions of Guinea-Bissau.
Sustainable Entrepreneurship Initiatives
The project Promotion of Sustainable Entrepreneurship Initiatives in Bubaque Island hopes to contribute to the sustainable socioeconomic strengthening of the most disfavored sectors of Bijagós society through the development of entrepreneurial skills, with equal opportunities for women and men.
Community Multimedia Center with a focus on gender equality
The project Creation and strengthening of a Community Multimedia Center with a focus on gender equality in Bubaque Island has the objective of improving access to the right to communication, with equal opportunities for men and women, by supporting the Djan-Djan Community Radio with new information and communications technology.
Community Development Center
This project hopes to support the Djan-Djan Community Radio and offer new possibilities to the radio’s listeners and the population of the archipelago through the construction of a Community Cultural and Social Development Center with a multifunctional room to conduct training, meetings, conferences, workshops, etc.
Construction of a School on Bubaque Island
This project’s objective is to improve the educational infrastructure of the community of Ancamona on Bubaque Island through the construction of a school. Additionally, the project will contribute to improving sanitary conditions through the construction of latrines and the fortification of the community water well.
Training Agreement Between the University of Granada and the Hospital Marcelino Banca
The initiative’s objective is to build up human and technical resources at the Hospital Marcelino Banca on Bubaque Island through the internships of three volunteers from the University of Granada School of Medicine and the donation of basic medical supplies.
Strengthening the Capacities of the Djan-Djan Community Radio
The purpose of the project is to build up Djan-Djan Community Radio’s technical capacities and its team’s professional abilities in order to improve its journalistic quality and media coverage. This will enable Djan-Djan to continue acting as a dynamic community center and further its work in communication, awareness-raising, and training that is fundamental for the population of the archipelago.