On Saturday 25 July 2026, UC-PIF officially handed over to the Local Implementing Agencies the equipment for launching PIFORES activities. Léon Vata Ngombe, coordinator of ALE AJENLD, received it for the Matadi area.
On Saturday 25 July 2026, the Forest Investment Programme Coordination Unit (UC-PIF) officially handed over equipment to the Local Implementing Agencies (ALE), as part of the launch of PIFORES activities.
The ceremony was attended by His Excellency Grâce Nkuanga Bilolo, Governor of Kongo Central province, together with His Excellency Prospère Ntela, Deputy Governor. It took place at the Silem Centre in Matadi.
On this occasion, Léon Vata Ngombe, coordinator of the AJENLD Local Implementing Agency, officially received the equipment that will be used to implement project activities in the Matadi area, including vehicles, tractors, motorbikes and motorised tricycles.
The ceremony, entitled “Launch of community activities, capacity building and equipment handover to the ALEs of Kongo Central province”, brought together the ALEs of the whole province.
This handover marks an important milestone in the operational roll-out of PIFORES. It confirms the commitment of all partners to landscape restoration, the protection of forest resources and the sustainable development of local communities.
Photographs
The ALE AJENLD team with one of the tractors handed over under PIFORES. Officials and guests at the equipment handover ceremony. One of the vehicles assigned to ALE AJENLD for the Matadi area. Getting to grips with a tractor handed over to ALE AJENLD. Motorised tricycles are among the equipment handed over. The official banner of the ceremony, in Matadi. One of the motorbikes handed over, at the ceremony site. New motorbikes and helmets for the field teams. The new tractors handed over to the ALEs.
