INITIAM (Initiative Technologique Intelligente Améliorée) is a Congolese non-profit organisation leveraging digital innovation—such as drones, mobile applications, and data platforms—to support biodiversity protection and community-driven conservation. Through its flagship program IDEPROCONA, INITIAM partners with WWF Virunga-Itombwe Landscape and local communities to modernise ecological monitoring, enhance citizen participation, and promote evidence-based decision-making for resilient ecosystems in the DRC.
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Noth Kivu, Goma-based
Congo - Kinshasa
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- Digital Conservation, Ecological Monitoring, Community Empowerment, Training & Incubation, Sustainable Partnerships
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INITIAM - Initiative Technologique Intelligente Améliorée / Enhanced Smart Technology Initiative & World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Javan BUTIRA is a young Congolese leader committed to technological innovation, sustainable development, and social entrepreneurship. As the Principal Coordinator and Executive Director of INITIAM (Enhanced Intelligent Technological Initiative), I lead several innov projects.

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