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Basic Information
Organization Name:
Rutuba Agri TechOrganization Regions:
- Africa
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Organization Country Location:
DR Congo -
Organization City/Locality:
Goma
Organization mission and work description:
Our organization’s mission is to restore ecosystems, fight climate change, and improve food security by planting fruit trees and promoting sustainable agroforestry. We work with local communities, especially youth and farmers, to regenerate degraded land, boost nutrition, and create green livelihoods.
Organization's Contacts
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Primary Contact Name:
KAKULE SAWASAWA -
Primary Contact Title:
Founder
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Organization's SGD16 Expertise:
- 16.1 - Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere
- 16.a - Strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international cooperation, for building capacity at all levels, in particular in developing countries, to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime
Organization's Areas of Expertise:
- Global/UN Engagement & Advocacy
- Accountability for the 2030 Agenda
- Indigenous Peoples
- Gender Equality
- Capacity building/CSO training & education
Current Commitment to SDG16+
Summary of commitment:
Our Commitment to SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions Our organization recognizes that environmental degradation, poverty, and social injustice are deeply interconnected. In regions affected by conflict and fragility—such as Eastern DRC—building peace and strong institutions requires more than political solutions; it demands equitable access to land, resources, and economic opportunity. Through our fruit tree agroforestry initiative, we commit to addressing the root causes of instability by fostering inclusive, just, and peaceful communities. Objectives: Promote social cohesion and local governance through participatory reforestation efforts. Empower youth and women as environmental stewards and local leaders. Reduce land-related conflicts by clarifying land use and co-developing community planting plans. Strengthen transparency and accountability in project governance and benefit-sharing. Work Plan and Timeline: Phase 1 (2024–2025): Community engagement, land mapping, and capacity building workshops in 5 target villages. Phase 2 (2025–2026): Implementation of participatory agroforestry projects involving youth and marginalized groups; establish local monitoring committees. Phase 3 (2026–2027): Institutional partnerships with local governments to integrate our models into communal development plans; support youth-led green enterprises. Ongoing: Advocacy and collaboration with CSOs and policy actors to promote environmental justice and equitable resource governance. Theory of Change: We believe that empowering communities—especially youth and women—to regenerate their environment through sustainable, transparent, and inclusive practices builds both ecological and social resilience. By transforming degraded lands into productive, community-managed orchards, we reduce competition over land, create shared value, and cultivate trust and cooperation. Strong local institutions, born from the grassroots, are key to lasting peace and justice. Accountability and Inclusion: Our governance model is participatory and gender-sensitive. Every community project is co-designed with local stakeholders, and decision-making is shared through village committees. We provide open reporting mechanisms and encourage feedback through youth councils and women’s groups. Our field agents are trained in conflict sensitivity and rights-based approaches to ensure that no one is left behind.
Organization's priorities and work in relation to commitment:
Our organization’s work aligns closely with the TAP Network’s priorities around SDG16+, particularly in promoting inclusive institutions, local accountability, peacebuilding, and participatory governance. As a grassroots initiative focused on sustainable agroforestry in conflict-affected areas of Eastern DRC, we operate at the intersection of climate action, economic justice, and social cohesion. We contribute to TAP’s goals in the following ways: Localizing SDG16+: We embed principles of peace, inclusion, and justice within community-driven agroforestry projects. By organizing participatory planning processes and co-management of resources (e.g., land for fruit tree planting), we help local actors exercise their rights and responsibilities—contributing directly to indicators like 16.7 (inclusive decision-making) and 16.6 (effective institutions). Accountability and Transparency: We ensure transparency through open reporting to beneficiaries and local authorities, community monitoring committees, and gender-balanced leadership in each project. This strengthens bottom-up accountability in line with TAP’s advocacy for civil society-led monitoring of the 2030 Agenda. Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention: Our work helps reduce tensions around land use, youth unemployment, and marginalization—addressing root drivers of instability. This supports SDG16+’s broader peace and resilience goals, while complementing TAP’s efforts to highlight the role of environmental justice in conflict-sensitive development. Contributing to Global Learning: We see our organization as a potential local voice within the TAP Network, sharing field-based insights from Eastern DRC on how integrated environmental and governance work can accelerate SDG16+. We aim to contribute case studies, tools, and impact stories to the TAP community and build synergies with like-minded initiatives. In short, we believe that resilient landscapes require resilient institutions. Through our model, we provide a practical pathway for advancing SDG16+ while ensuring that no one is left behind in the journey toward peace, sustainability, and accountability.
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