Gabon

The project’s goal was to address the needs of refugees and vulnerable host populations in Gabon. Through inter-agency collaboration, combined with top-down and bottom-up strategies, the project aimed to: (i) improve livelihoods through agricultural development and income generating activities; (ii) ensure access to basic health care services for refugees and vulnerable host populations; (iii) provide support to victims of sexual and gender-based violence; and (iv) promote education and skills training for groups at risk.

The International Network of Congolese Abroad (Réseau International des Congolais de l'Exterieur - RICE), is an association that gathers the Congolese diapora in France.

In October 2013 it launched a call for a business plan of €50,000 to finance local projects orthe creation of enterprises to the benefit of entrepreneurs from DRC, Gabon and the Republic of Congo.  

The aim of the strategy of the European Union over the period 2008-2013 covered by the 10th EDF is to reduce poverty in the context of sustainable economic and human development. It is based first and foremost on the pillars set by Gabon in its Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy Document (GPRSD), which was adopted in 2006. It also takes into account the guidelines of the Law of 2003 on land development and land use, in particular as regards the exploitation and protection of natural resources, and the guidelines of the National Good Governance Programme (PNBG).