Annual Report

A word from the founder

Dear Companions of the Way, dear friends of We,

This annual report is not a simple activity report. It is the living testimony of a conviction: no one saves themselves alone. Where the world continues to celebrate individual performance and competition between nations, Tuzafrika has chosen, since its founding, to embody another path — that of We-ism, the doctrine of Useful-Existence, the Knot of Destinies, and Awakened Service.

The observation that brings us together

Our societies are fragmenting because the "I" has been made into a religion. Triumphant individualism promised freedom; it delivered solitude. From the Kivu to the capitals of Europe, the same fracture repeats itself: isolated individuals, torn communities, nations arming themselves against their neighbours instead of weaving a shared destiny with them.

Facing this "Solitary Death," We-ism opposes a simple, demanding axiom: "I am useful, therefore We are. We are, therefore I exist." This is not just another formula. It is a complete reversal of how existence is measured: my worth is not counted in titles, wealth or followers, but in the real ties I create, the lives I help hold upright, the peace I help build.

What this report tells: deeds, not words

The pages that follow do not list our "achievements" in the conventional sense. They tell how, over the course of this year, Tuzafrika translated the doctrine into concrete action.

Supporting refugee families in Belgium

• 175 refugee families received full legal, social and practical support.
• 50 children were supported in enrolling at school, securing their fundamental right to education and their integration into their host society.
• Medical appointments and other administrative steps were arranged, easing the burden on families often overwhelmed by the complexity of the systems around them.

Intellectual production and advocacy

• Analytical notes and policy papers were written for international organisations and institutions across the region and in Europe.
• These documents carry the voice of We-ism into the arenas where policies on peace, migration and regional cooperation are decided.

Mobilising the diaspora and Circles of We

• Meetings with young people from the African diaspora were held, in person (Press Club, ULB) and online, to build ties, share experiences and co-build projects.
• Circles of We were created in ICGLR countries, giving the doctrine local form through spaces for reflection, training and collective action.

Behind every number, there are faces, stories, transformed lives. Behind every document, there are hours of research, revision, and dialogue with experts and decision-makers. Behind every meeting, there are young people who chose not to endure their condition, but to become architects of a shared future.

The Art of We, day after day

The Manifesto says it clearly: the Civilisation of We is not a distant utopia. It is built one step at a time, through what we call the Art of We — not knowing the doctrine, but practising it every day, in one's actions as much as in one's silences.

This art demands courage. It demands overcoming one's own fear, silencing one's pride, devoting one's strength to causes greater than oneself. But it is the only path that confers a form of spiritual immortality: empires collapse, fortunes vanish, but what you have done for others remains engraved in the memory of humanity.

• Supporting a refugee family is not "doing social work." It is repairing a broken bond, telling a father, a mother, a child: "You are not alone. Your existence matters. Your presence here is useful."
• Enrolling a child at school is not an administrative formality. It is opening a future, giving them the tools to become, in turn, a Living Landmark.
• Writing an analytical note is not "producing content." It is carrying an alternative voice into arenas often dominated by the logic of power and force.
• Holding a circle in Kinshasa, Bujumbura, Kigali or Brussels is not "organising a meeting." It is weaving a Knot of Destinies, a reminder that one's security depends on another's prosperity, that peace in the region is indivisible.

Governance

Tuzafrika's statutes and internal rules of order have been strengthened, with the creation of new governance bodies: a Scientific Council and an Ethics Committee. These bodies are currently being formed — the list of their members will be published here once officially established.

A call to those reading these pages

If you are already a Companion of the Way, this report is an invitation to deepen your engagement. Signing the Charter is only a beginning; only the constancy of one's deeds can, in time, earn the recognition of one's peers as a Living Landmark.

If you are discovering Tuzafrika through this document, know that the door is open. We-ism does not ask for blind adherence to a dogma, but the willingness to experiment with another way of existing — where your success depends on that of your brothers and sisters, where your peace is inseparable from your neighbour's, where your life finds its meaning in the usefulness you embody for others.

A provisional conclusion

This report stops at a given date, but the Way of We does not stop. It continues in every mediation carried out, every family supported, every child enrolled at school, every policy paper read by a decision-maker, every circle that gathers to think and act together.

I close with the very words of the Manifesto, which sum up the horizon we pursue together:

"I am useful, therefore We are. We are, therefore I exist."
And because we exist together, we will build peace.

With all my gratitude for your trust and your commitment,

The Founder of Tuzafrika
Brussels, September 2026

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