What does Konédjé do?
Led by pioneer François, Konédjé is a family farm training programme that teaches young people regenerative farming.
In dry, barren Doba, François has built a thriving 14-hectare green farm. He first drew attention by growing bananas, previously unseen in local farms.
Now, inspired by his success, others are growing a wider variety of food too. His vision is to share his innovative methods with the local community, helping them sustainably restore the land’s productivity.
What challenges is the project addressing?
Families in this region struggle to grow food year- round, relying on an increasingly unpredictable rainy season. Konédjé is helping communities adapt by rethinking farming practices—using manure, composting, intercropping, and planting more trees to restore the land.
Beyond technical support, François challenges the stigma around farming, telling young people: “This can be your future. I’m an educated man, but I came back to provide for my family through the land.” His message empowers locals to see farming not as a sign of poverty, but as a path to opportunity, and as an important role in stewarding God’s creation.
How will we partner with Konédjé?
We’re investing in the farm and learning centre to boost its productivity and sustainability. Over the next three years, we’ll be sharing knowledge from our experience with our other partners, supporting Konédjé to become well governed, and build effective programmes that support farmers to flourish long into the future.
What did you discover on your trip?
We learnt more about the holistic structure of the project, and that really excited us. François’ work is not just about equipping individuals with innovative farming techniques; it’s also about restoring dignity, building confidence, and spreading hope.
François said: “your visit comforted us, especially me.” I think he used “comfort” to mean encouragement—our support clearly gave him new energy. Our visit reconfirmed his confidence in his mission and also helped the community build trust in his work.
That’s our goal across all our partnerships, not to impose, but to uplift. People often expect foreign NGO’s to “dictate” solutions, but we come as friends. We listen, affirm and walk alongside. Our role is to give a boost, not take over. Together, we aim to build the Kingdom of God, restoring relationships with God, self, others and the environment.
As we’ve been talking, I was reminded of Philippians 2 1-4: ‘So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also the interests of others.’
That’s what we long for as the Project Possible community: cross-cultural friendship rooted in humility, encouragement, and shared purpose.