Operating in Gabon for 40 years, we seek to provide access to the traditional knowledge and offer initiation rites into the Bwiti.

EBANDO (Genesis) “Association for Nature, Culture and Future” is an NGO located in Libreville which helps to give broader access to the cultural heritage found in Gabon, providing a meeting point for people with a passion for African and universal culture. Ebando has been operating in Gabon for 40 years, helping to fight against poverty and prejudice by promoting traditional activities through a socio-cultural approach. We seek to provide access to the traditional knowledge and practices including philosophy, art and crafts, and the healing skills of the Bantu and Pygmy peoples from the Ogooué basin region. EBANDO offers initiation rites into the Bwiti which include the usage of sacred wood Iboga and ancient practices-including knowledge of plants, rituals and healing.

Initiation into Bwiti: (Missoko Gondé Dipuma) or Rites including usage of Sacred Wood IBOGA(Disumba).

ECOTOURISM – Guided forest walks – Discover the marvels of this profound country through specialist walks for tourists. Themes include Ethnobotany, Insects, Healing, Ecology and Mysticism.

ON Going to meet the different INDIGENEOUS PEOPLES: BAKA(Bibayak). BaBONGO. BaKOYA.

…Ancient practices-including knowledge of plants, rituals and healing.

ANCE has at its roots the desire to help fight against poverty and prejudice, through promoting traditional activities and inter-cultural communication.

The organization is innovative through its socio-cultural approach.