DR Congo

Projects

Promoting Market Oriented Skills Training and Employment Creation in the Great Lakes Region

The project supports the Governments of Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to improve access, quality and relevance of their respective Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) systems. This addresses the key development challenge of unemployment and underemployment brought about by the low quality of skills...

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United for Gender Equality in Democratic Republic of Congo

The aim is to strengthen the socio-economic skills of young men and women in order to promote their autonomy for a self-determined life. Special attention is paid to gender equality.

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08.03.2021

Creating a livelihood through carpentry training – Iragi's story

19-year-old Iragi trained in carpentry and entrepreneurship in Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Today, she makes furniture and sells it to households in her neighbourhood.

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10.06.2020

PROMOST: What’s been going on in the Great Lakes Region?

The Promoting Market-Oriented Skills Training (PROMOST) in the Great Lakes Region has been up to a lot these past few months despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)- funded project has put in place several measures to ensure that they still proceed with the major project activities but cautiously and...

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05.05.2020

Things Worked out Because of the Support I got

“Berwa means looking good or good looking”. That is what 35-year-old Aloysie Muhawenimana named her salon, a business that she built from the bottom up. The wife and mother of two tells her story of how the project ‘Promoting Market-Oriented Skills Training (PROMOST) in the Great Lakes Region, implemented by Swisscontact and funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), has helped her achieve some of her life goals.

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Country Director, DR Congo

Thierry Lenoir

SWISSCONTACT IN DR CONGO

Swisscontact works in DR Congo to contribute to increased employment and income generation for the rural population in South Kivu province, Bukavu. Swisscontact implements the PROMOST project together with stakeholders to improve access to quality and labour-market-oriented vocational training.

Partners

The Provincial Ministry of Education
The Provincial Youth Division
World Confederation of Artisans (CMA)
Craftsmanship Society (SMA)
South Kivu Local Economy Counter (GEL-South Kivu)

Promost - Project journey and key achievements 2012 - 2020

The Great Lakes Region is one of the most densely populated and least urbanised areas on the African continent. In Rwanda, Burundi, and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), subsistence agriculture remains the backbone of the economy and employs a majority of available labour. At the same time, governments are well aware that in the interest of economic growth, substantial investments in non-agricultural activities are needed to increase employment and incomes.

The governments of these three countries have made skills development their stated national priority and place special emphasis on vocational training and continued education. The creation of a demand-oriented, flexible, inclusive, and high-quality vocational education system is key to rapid economic growth, fair distribution of income, and the development of a healthy society.

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