FONDATION NEHEMA-CANADA

What FONDATION NEHEMA-CANADA does

Fondation NEHEMA is a non-profit humanitarian foundation founded in 2012 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, by Ketsia Olangi, with its legal national headquarters now located in Paris, France. It delivers five interconnected program lines: emergency humanitarian aid to conflict-affected and displaced populations (notably women and children in eastern DRC), education support including scholarships and school-kit distributions to vulnerable children, a professional training center offering vocational courses in sewing, aesthetics, culinary arts, basic IT, and functional literacy, the Tulime Pamoja agricultural transformation project covering land leasing, mechanization, cooperative formation, on-site processing, and buy-back of production, and the annual Forum Panafricain des Femmes Entrepreneur(e)s (FOPAFE), a pan-African convening platform launched in 2019.

The foundation operates through direct community delivery across at least six DRC provinces (Kinshasa, Goma, Bukavu, Lubumbashi, Songololo, and others) via local focal points such as Esther Luhavo in Goma, and reaches international audiences through FOPAFE editions that have rotated across Kinshasa (2019, 2022), Bukavu (2020), Lubumbashi (2021), Abidjan (2023), and Brussels (2024), with additional participation in the Canada-based Horizon 2030 summit in September 2025. There is no proprietary technology platform; the foundation's digital footprint is limited to a WordPress-style website (fondationnehema.org) hosted on IONOS, with a PayPal-secured donation flow, an online membership/adhesion form, and social-media presence.

The business model is donations- and membership-driven, with no publicly disclosed financial figures. Fundraising occurs via individual and institutional donations collected through the website, recurring membership contributions, partner-supported events such as FOPAFE, and international summit participation. Programmatic partnerships include SOPRODE (Agricultural Service Centers in the DRC, 2023) and the Association des femmes du vivrier de la Marahoué (connecting to a network of 15,000 Congolese women's associations). Scale indicators cited by the foundation include 100+ conferences organized, 500+ jobs created, 2,000+ women trained, 5,000+ children schooled, and 6,000+ women entrepreneurs reached across FOPAFE editions.

Name

FONDATION NEHEMA-CANADA

Legal name

Fondation NEHEMA

Website

https://fondationnehema.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Fondation NEHEMA is a Congolese-founded humanitarian non-profit, headquartered in Paris, that delivers emergency aid, education support, vocational training, women's entrepreneurship programming, and the Tulime Pamoja agricultural project across at least six DRC provinces, funded by donations and membership fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cash & Voucher Assistance (CVA) and Emergency Livelihood Support (BPAGAAAJ), Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid
• Vocational training
• Women entrepreneurship
• Agricultural development
• Emergency relief

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: The foundation raises funds from individual donors, institutional donors, and the public via its website, which accepts secure donations through PayPal. The foundation operates as a non-profit organization.
2. Membership fees: The foundation collects annual or monthly membership fees from members who join through its adhesion/membership program, as described in its membership form.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fondation NEHEMA is a nonprofit humanitarian foundation that delivers emergency material aid, school support and scholarships, vocational training, women's entrepreneurship programs, and agricultural value-chain development (Tulime Pamoja) to vulnerable populations in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It anchors these programs with the annual Forum Panafricain des Femmes Entrepreneur(e)s (FOPAFE), a pan-African convening platform for women entrepreneurs. The foundation is funded through donations and membership fees and operates across at least six DRC provinces with a Paris-based headquarters.

Product overview

Fondation NEHEMA is a non-profit humanitarian organization offering a portfolio of interconnected programs focused on women's empowerment and community development in the Democratic Republic of Congo and across Africa. The core offerings include emergency humanitarian aid, education and school support (scholarships, school kits), a professional training center with vocational programs in sewing, aesthetics, catering, IT, and literacy, the Tulime Pamoja agricultural development project with processing units, and the annual Forum Panafricain des Femmes Entreprises (FOPAFE) conference. These programs work together to address food security, economic independence, and educational access for vulnerable populations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Humanitarian Emergency Aid
• Education and School Support Programs
• Professional Training Center
• Tulime Pamoja Agricultural Development Project
• Forum Panafricain des Femmes Entrepreneur(e)s (FOPAFE)

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ jobs created through foundation programs
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• SOPRODEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023SOPRODE is a strategic partner in the foundation's 2025 agricultural development initiative. Together with NEHEMA, SOPRODE aims to establish Agricultural Service Centers in the DRC focused on agro-pastoral mechanization, agro-industrial processing, and the creation of sustainable jobs. These centers will offer technical services, training, production and processing tools, while building local value chains and facilitating market access.
• Association des femmes du vivrier de la MarahouéflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023The Association des femmes du vivrier de la Marahoué was established as a key partner through the 5th FOPAFE edition in Abidjan. This partnership connects to a network of 15,000 Congolese women's associations, representing a significant ecosystem of women producers and entrepreneurs across the DRC. The relationship is part of the foundation's strategy to build agricultural cooperatives and market access networks.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Fondation Denise Nyakeru: DRC-based humanitarian foundation led by the former First Lady focused on women and youth empowerment, education, and health. Directly comparable as a Congolese nonprofit with similar women-empowerment and education-support programming targeting the same beneficiary base.
• African Women's Development Fund (AWDF): Pan-African grantmaking foundation funding women's rights organizations across the continent. Comparable as a continental women's-empowerment funder, though AWDF operates as a grantmaker to other NGOs whereas NEHEMA runs direct programs.
• Mama Cash: International women's fund supporting grassroots feminist and women's rights organizations globally, including in francophone Africa. Comparable mission focus on women's economic and social empowerment via grantmaking and capacity building.

Broad incumbents

• Women's World Banking: Global nonprofit dedicated to women's financial inclusion and entrepreneurship, including in francophone Africa. Comparable as a women's entrepreneurship platform with training and market-access programming, though focused on financial services rather than agriculture.
• TechnoServe: International nonprofit working on business solutions to poverty in Africa, including agricultural value chains and entrepreneurship programs. Overlaps with NEHEMA's FOPAFE-style training/networking model and Tulime Pamoja-style agricultural transformation in the DRC region.
• Oxfam: Global confederation working on poverty, gender justice, and humanitarian response in DRC and across Africa. Overlaps with NEHEMA on humanitarian aid, women's economic empowerment, and agricultural livelihoods but with significantly broader geographic and programmatic scope.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Major humanitarian NGO with deep operational presence in eastern DRC delivering emergency aid, education, and economic recovery. Comparable on the humanitarian-aid and women-empowerment axes but at vastly larger scale and with institutional donor backing.
• Heifer International: International development organization working on agricultural transformation and smallholder farmer empowerment in Africa. Directly comparable on the Tulime Pamoja-style agricultural value chain and cooperative-formation model, though at a much larger scale and with established donor infrastructure.

Regional players

• Fondation Children of Africa: Côte d'Ivoire-based foundation focused on children's welfare, education, and maternal health across West and Central Africa. Comparable as a francophone African foundation serving similar vulnerable-population segments (children, women), though with a stronger maternal/child health orientation.

Emerging players

• Search for Common Ground: International conflict-transformation NGO with significant eastern DRC programming supporting community resilience, women's leadership, and economic empowerment in conflict zones. Comparable on the women's-empowerment-in-conflict positioning that defines NEHEMA's core beneficiary geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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