Raise awareness
Share accessible knowledge about climate, biodiversity and practical ways to act locally.
Women • Climate • Congo Basin
The climate is changing.
Women are taking action.
SOFFLECO brings women and communities together to protect the Congo Basin, advance climate justice and grow lasting solutions.
Who we are
Women’s solidarity in service of life
Since 2010, SOFFLECO has been an independent, non-profit, women-led organisation addressing the environmental and climate challenges facing the Congo Basin.
Our approach connects women’s rights, biodiversity protection and local development. Women are not only beneficiaries: they are essential drivers of transformation.
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Our vision
A thriving and healthy Congo Basin where the environment is protected and women’s rights are respected.
We believe this future is possible. Every woman trained, every community mobilised and every project rooted in place brings us closer.
How we create change
From knowledge to action, from communities to policy
An integrated approach that enables women-led solutions tailored to each community.
Build capacity
Train women in sustainable resource management, responsible agriculture and renewable energy.
Advocate
Carry the voices of women and communities into climate policy and promote equality.
Act with communities
Support reforestation, sustainable land management and economic alternatives rooted in local realities.
Our impact
Numbers that tell a story of mobilisation
2010founded
6 000+people reached
300+women trained
10reforestation projects supported
Where we work
Three provinces, one shared momentum
ÉquateurMbandaka
KasaïTshikapa
LualabaKolwezi, Chowele & Lukota
Stories from the field
Understand. Share. Transform.
Along the Congo River, community mobilisation takes root
Raise awareness, listen and act together: an approach that turns environmental concerns into local initiatives.
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Sustainable agriculture: strengthening knowledge and autonomy
Training in environmentally responsible farming helps women protect the soil while strengthening their livelihoods.
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Why climate justice must put women at the centre
In the Congo Basin, women are both especially exposed to climate disruption and essential to lasting solutions.
Read the story →A call to action
Together, we are stronger.
Partners, volunteers, institutions and citizens: your commitment can amplify women’s leadership and accelerate solutions for the Congo Basin.
Let’s talk about your involvement
An idea, a partnership, a desire to act?
Write to us. We will respond and explore the most useful form of collaboration together.