Our 2025 humanitarian open training courses at a glance
Find the humanitarian training course that's right for you! The Bioforce team is delighted to present its 2025 training offer: more than 130 sessions, in 11 countries and by distance learning!
The Principality of Monaco and Bioforce launch the "Initiatives Sahel" call for projects
The Government of the Principality of Monaco (Department of International Cooperation) and Bioforce Afrique are today launching the “Initiatives-Sahel” call for projects to support civil society initiatives in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Senegal.
SOHP: PROFESSIONALISATION, A GUARANTEE OF THE QUALITY OF HUMANITARIAN AID
Download the full report. Analysis and synthesis of interviews of key informants, survey, 11 local workshops in 10 countries, additional study on the impact of covid-19 on humanitarian professions, and recommendations from the conference on professionalisation in the humanitarian sector.
With all of our interventions, we are creating a sustainable and recognized capacity to respond to humanitarian crises. This is our contribution to ever more relevant humanitarian action.
Building the capacity of organisations working in crisis zones
In Nigeria, one of the pilot countries for localisation, Bioforce conducted a needs assessment on partnerships strengthening between international and Nigerian NGOs.
Building the capacity of organisations working in crisis zones
The Middle East is contending with humanitarian needs on a huge scale due to deep-seated conflict, chronic shortages of water, the impact of climate change, etc. Bioforce has been working in Jordan, the nerve centre of humanitarian operations in this region, to create, develop and build the capacity of all the humanitarian stakeholders here so they can address the populations’ needs. Discover how.
Building the capacity of organisations working in crisis zones
In the Central African Republic, Biofroce operates on several fronts: with civil society organisations working with vulnerable communities, with national public institutions, but also with staff posted from international organisations.
Building the capacity of organisations working in crisis zones
In association with the Ministry of Health, an international agency and NGOs, Bioforce has been working in the country for many years helping to strengthen the public health system.
Building the capacity of organisations working in crisis zones
In over two years spent working in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bioforce was able to develop a major part of its strategy to build the capacity of local organisations and institutions.
Since 2011, 1.5 million Syrians have fled their war-torn country, taking refuge in Lebanon where they now represent 30% of the population. Torn between armed conflicts and persistent crises, Lebanon has hosted them despite the context which is already marked by chronic instability and a fragile economy.
In Lebanon, the crisis has hit civil society organisations very hard. Friends in Need, in Tripoli, is one of the organisations Bioforce has been supporting in the country since 2018 in structuring its fundraising campaign and in its project management capacity. Find more in our interview with Katia Farah, a social worker who has been involved with Friends in Need for 30 years.
Lebanon
Placing civil society in Tripoli back at the centre of redesigned local aid
With operations in Lebanon since 2018, Bioforce conducts an innovative and structured programme there for the city of Tripoli and its inhabitants. The aim: to ensure Tripoli’s crisis response operators are able to intervene quickly and effectively.
context
Tripoli, much as Lebanon as a whole, is suffering from chronic instability due to the array of crises which have taken root in the country and surrounding region over recent decades. However civil war, political deadlocks and regional conflicts have in no way crushed the resilience and adaptability of hundreds of thousands of the city’s inhabitants. Despite their own struggles, they have welcomed and shared their resources with over 200,000 Syrian refugees (out of a population of 850,000 inhabitants). This has not been without strain, as civil society and institutions in Tripoli were not prepared to deal with a crisis of such magnitude. International stakeholders have also been taking action and since 2013 they have scaled up work to support refugees and their host communities. Nevertheless, external action, without a real local footing, will always be less appropriate and unfortunately often too late in coming. Bioforce has invested heavily in Tripoli to build capacity in crisis management and prevention.
The Project
Bioforce offers support to civil society and local institutions in Tripoli to help them develop high-quality, appropriate and effective aid work together. Following a series of field assessments, Bioforce decided on a three-pronged approach: capacity building for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Tripoli, each from different aid work fields (economic development, water management, education, child protection, women’s rights, disability, cultural work, etc.), helping Tripoli city council to adapt to its mandate to manage crises in the local area, setting up a lasting, joint, crisis management plan which places value on the complementary nature of all local stakeholders, including the private sector. The project’s originality and strength therefore lie in developing joint action between the public sector, charitable organisations and businesses, and building cooperation between these local stakeholders for the benefit of local people.
This project is backed by Bioforce as well as two internationally renowned partners offering complementary expertise: North LEDA, a local development agency working in northern Lebanon, and the URD Group.
Objectives
• To help build resilience among people and society in and around Tripoli.
• To raise awareness and build the institutional and operational capacity of stakeholders in Tripoli to deal with local crises.
Beneficiaries
• 30 civil society organisations in Tripoli.
• Tripoli city council (local council and technical executives)
Results
• CSOs are proactive, uphold a vision and build cooperation.
• Tripoli city council works with CSOs and is able to deal with local crises.
• A crisis management plan bringing together public/private/non-profit stakeholders is operational.
