+ 30 Number of
Researchers and volunteers
Since
2015
We Conserve Biodiversity by Saving Traditionnal on Plants
Selection, Identification and collection of seeds of Threatened Trees for ex situ domestication at JEBK DRC
Our Mission is to create and maintain an Ethnobotanical Garden
Traditions on Plants
The food crops of the Indigenous Peoples recently expelled from KBNP are conserved through various ...
Green Entrepreneurship
Idle women and young people from rural areas follow training in techniques on sustainable
Research and Teaching
within the framework of training and research in Ethnobiology, Taxonomy of Flora, ...
Food Conservation
Wild food plants are domesticated and preserved as an edible forest to bring women closer to wild foods
Biodiversity Conservation
Selection, Identification and collection of seeds of Threatened Trees for ex situ domestication at JEBK DRC
Environmental Education
They are from all stretches and they often meet up at JEBK for education on plant conservation
The Kivu Ethnobotanical Garden Foundation (JEBK) aims
to safeguard and preserve traditional knowledge about the tropical forests, endemic and menaceous plants of the Democratic Republic of Congo in order to promote and guarantee the diversity and availability of wild edible plants.
JEBK
Promoting environmental education
- Green and well-balanced. That is how we do like the world to be
The JEBK DRC raises awareness among local opinion on the importance of trees for ecological restoration and reforestation in the tempon area between the PNKB and the surrounding villages.
Our Fundraising Campaigns
Goal 480 000.00 USD
Save Biodiversity Begin by Saving Traditionnal on Plants
We select, Identify and collect seeds of Threatened Trees for ex situ
Raised
Goal 500 000.00 USD
Combating malnutrition by conserving wild edible plants
JEBK DRC is a space for the promotion of rich local
Raised
Goal 50 000.00 USD
Including culture and art in the popularization of biodiversity conservation
For the purpose of the Conservation of rare endemic plants, the results
Raised
Goal 1 220 000.00 USD
Promoting green entrepreneurship
Idle women and young people from rural and urban areas follow
Raised
Discover the landscape
With a topography marked by mountains, hills and slopes, Kivu is characterized by a unique, attractive landscape. It is alternated at various points by Lake Kivu at an altitude of 1,400 m and mountains reaching up to 3,000 m at Kahuzi-Biega.
Join the world's wellness race
Through its various activities, JEBK DRC offers
01
Short-term employment opportunities to young people and women from rural areas in its locality in Kivu
02
Training internships for students from universities and research institutions in the area.
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Vocational Training Center for young people who are idle in the green field
JEBK Partners
The JEBK DRC Foundation maintains formal and informal cooperative relations with various local, regional and international organizations and institutions.