Equatorial Guinea: Dreams Hub Among the Selected by OIF to Drive Green Innovation in the Congo Basin

The Leadership and Entrepreneurship Center Dreams Hub, based in Equatorial Guinea, has been selected as one of 19 national organizations to receive financial support from the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) in 2025.

This support is part of the project “Support for Environmental Initiatives in the Congo Basin”, coordinated by the OIF’s Regional Office for Central Africa. The initiative aims to strengthen environmental resilience and promote sustainable innovation in this ecologically vital region.

Between January 30 and April 15, 2025, the OIF launched five calls for projects, receiving 435 applications from six Congo Basin countries. From these, 19 national structures were selected to share more than €930,000 in funding, directly benefiting over 300 youth and women in key sectors such as eco-innovation, sustainable agriculture, and food security.

Equatorial Guinea Secures Triple Representation

Equatorial Guinea stands out with three selected organizations:

Dreams Hub (Leadership and Entrepreneurship Center): Chosen in the Environmental Innovation Development category for its commitment to promoting sustainable technologies to address local and regional environmental challenges.
ITA Agro: Selected under the Creation of Innovative Pedagogical Farms category, linked to school feeding programs, promoting agricultural education and sustainable nutrition.

Agricultural Training School (ECA): Recognized in the Support to Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurship category, aimed at empowering young people through technical training and business guidance in agriculture.

Other Notable Organizations in the Region

The initiative also includes renowned entities such as:

Ingénieurs Sans Frontières (Cameroon) and Akewa Accélérateur (Gabon) for expanding environmental innovations.
Kosala Africa PME (Congo) and Kuvuna Foundation (DR Congo) for supporting scalable impact models.

IRT-CENAREST (Gabon) and ICRA (Central African Republic) for establishing agricultural eco-innovation living labs.
ONG ESSOR (Congo) and PIVOT 4.0 (Gabon) for their programs supporting youth agricultural entrepreneurship.

This OIF-backed program underscores the importance of strengthening local capacities to generate sustainable, context-driven solutions. The active participation of Equatorial Guinea demonstrates the country’s rising leadership in the regional innovation and sustainability ecosystem.