Hommes et Terre is a Belgian-African company with a social vocation. Our mission is to develop and carry out the restoration of degraded land, ensuring that communities have sustainable access to fertile land. Our economic model is to develop and exploit these forests in combination with profitable and sustainable agroforestry, in an equitable collaboration with local communities.
Hommes et Terre undertakes actions that foster and strengthen social cohesion, through knowledge and an understanding of the socio-cultural situation in the regions covered.
Hommes et Terre achieves several UN Sustainable Development Goals through its ecological, economic and social impacts.
Climate change and human activity have transformed large areas of fertile land into barren land, resulting in famine, an influx of refugees and violent conflict. Hommes et Terre is convinced that the solution to this global challenge is to revitalise and develop the most fundamental relationship between humanity and the land. We want to restore the ecosystems with reforestation and agroforestry. It is our belief that if we can restore access to fertile land, we will also be able to restore the (local) economy and empower communities to build a profitable future. This will lead to positive and sustainable results for humanity and the land.
Fairness
by taking responsibility and providing guarantees
Hommes et Terre is a company based on integrity, equality and responsibility. All outputs and impacts are monitored, valued and reported. Local communities are then more inclined to become the owners of fertile land, thus enabling all partners to review the progress and impact of the reforestation and agroforestry programme. The values promoted by Hommes et Terre therefore form the cornerstone of a sustainable development that benefits everyone.
Trust in humanity
by promoting self-reliance
Hommes et Terre is convinced of the potential for human development and of its strength. The company therefore focuses on ways to create a supportive environment for local people, as well as on reinforcing the processes. This entails setting clear objectives and achievements, punitive procedures and step-by-step time schedules, all while leveraging the best of the skills and knowhow of local communities.
Creative
by taking a leadership role
Hommes et Terre aims to make the reforestation and agroforestry sector more professional in a creative, reliable and sustainable way. It fully backs development – providing this is sustainable and fair. It also supports leadership – if this is inclusive and based on solidarity.
Hommes et Terre aims to become a long-term pioneer partner in the restoration, rehabilitation and validation of fertile soils.
CEO
Kristoff Leue |
CPO
(Chief Partnership Officer)
Saydou Kalaga |
Finance & IT Director
Gilles Vanermen |
Program Director
Eva Dosche |
National Director Burkina Faso
Yves Savadogo |
National Director Senegal
Bineta Dieng |
Executive Director
Burkina Faso
Zina Siaka |
Business
Development
Stefaan Quinart |
Regional Coordinator Sahel Burkina Faso
Idrissa Maiga |
Regional Coordinator Siné-Saloum
Senegal
Halewijn Timmerman |
Regional Coordinator Bakel
Senegal
Gnima Diouf |
Regional Coordinator
Centre-Nord, Nord & Plateau Central
Burkina Faso
Etienne Zoungrana |
Head of Training and Research
Kris Van Looy |
Site Manager Burkina Faso
Dialuéo Malo |
Execution Supervisor Senegal
Omar Sall |
Chief Mechanic Burkina Faso
Oulé Landi |
Manager Mali
Thomas Togo |
Head of Communication and Sensibilisation
Burkina Faso
Adama Sigué |
Head of Administration & Accounting Burkina Faso
Fatoumata Illa |
Raw Materials Manager Burkina Faso
Aristide Kabore |
Logistics Manager Burkina Faso
Djibril Zorom |
Head of General Data Management Burkina Faso
Nadège Valea-Dahani |
Mechanical Division Manager Burkina Faso
Ousmane Tamboura |
Head of Administration and Accounting Belgium
Trui Kempynck |
Technical Adviser
Wim Eilers |
Execution Supervisor Burkina Faso
Souleymane Konda |
Execution Supervisor Burkina Faso
Clément Ido |
Production Manager Burkina Faso
Neill Sawadogo |
Planning Officer Burkina Faso
Mohamed Diallo |
Pastoralism Manager Burkina Faso
Hamadou Boureima Ba |
Liaison agent Burkina Faso
Soulama Kassoum |
Mechanic Assistant Burkina Faso
Abdoul Razak Sankara |
Raw Materials Assistant Burkina Faso
Clotilde Sawadogo |
Administration & Accounting Assistant Burkina Faso
Serge Pale |
SPE Centre-Nord Burkina Faso
Aly Badini |
SPE Centre-Nord Burkina Faso
Boukaré Konseimbo |
SPE Centre-Nord Burkina Faso
Rimyamba Ouedraogo |
SPE Centre-Nord Burkina Faso
Marcel Koudougou |
SPE Sahel Burkina Faso
Yaya Nawey |
SPE Sahel Burkina Faso
Djibrilla Abdoulaye |
SPE Sahel Burkina Faso
Dicko Amadou Abdoulaye |
Driver Burkina Faso
Eric Sawadogo |
Driver Burkina Faso
Rasmane Tarnagda |
Guard Burkina Faso
Joany Bembamba |
Audiovisual Director
Thomas Ceulemans |