Space for Giants Gabon – 2026

Encore de la Paix has decided to support Space for Giants in Gabon. When we were rehabilitating schools in Sam and Doumandzou, we kept hearing of villagers’ losing their crops because of rampaging elephants, a protected species. This commendable conservation policy became a food security problem for many people in the villages. Along came Eric Chehoski, a former volunteer in Gabon who directs the Space for Giants in Gabon in its effort to address human-wildlife conflict.

Space for Giants utilizes a smart fence powered by solar panels that keeps the elephants away from fields, protecting smallholder farmers’ livelihoods. With government agreements, Space for Giants is now working in all provinces and has over 1000 farms fenced and protected. It cost $4000 to complete one fence.

After seeing the issue ourselves, Encore de la Paix has chosen to work together with Space for Giants.

Educate Gabon – Madeleine Okomo Allogo Scholarship  2023-2026

Encore de la Paix will continue to support the Educate Gabon project to provide scholarships to high school students in Gabon.  In 2022, Patricia Edou, the daughter of a Peace Corps Gabon Volunteer started Educate Gabon after visiting Libreville and seeing the tremendous needs that students have in their efforts to finish their secondary education so that they can attend university.  For her project, she decided to select one school where her family has a connection: College Calasanz, that her father helped build.  She raised funds to provide scholarships for three students, with the highest grades in the troisieme, seconde, and premiere classes.

This year, she has set a goal to raise enough funding for 10 scholarships, one boy and one girl, from each of the three tracks in those same school years (arts and languages, business and economics, math and sciences.)

Thank you for your support

Encore de la Paix is raising funds to support these worthwhile projects. If you wish to donate, please go to our Support Our Efforts page.