Help a Child in Burundi

Burundi, also known as the heart of Africa, is located in the Great Rift Valley at the junction of the great lakes region and East Africa. The nation covers 10,747 square miles and it shares borders with Tanzania (east and southern side), the Democratic Republic of Congo (west side) and Rwanda (northern side).

Did you know…

  • Burundi’s GDP is among the lowest in the world (currently ranked 176th out of 195 countries) and it is considered to be among the twenty most vulnerable UN countries to climate change.
  • In Burundi, only thirty percent of health facilities have basic drinking water facilities and only 52 percent have sanitation services. When it comes to household coverage, 42.6 percent of urban households have access to clean water in their homes while only 1.2 percent of rural households have access to clean water in their homes.
  • 67 percent of Burundi’s population consisting of approximately 12.1 million people cannot afford a nutritious diet. While 52 percent of children in Burundi suffer from malnutrition.

Did you know…

  • Help a Child has been running Child Centered Community Development programmes in Burundi since 2009 and opened a national office in the country in 2016.
  • Almost two thirds of the people in Burundi are under 25, and high poverty and malnutrition rates put the development of the youngest among them at risk.
  • Help a Child works through local partners in four provinces. The focus is on early childhood development and child protection, food security and livelihoods, and humanitarian aid.
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Help a Child has 4 active programmes across 4 provinces in Burundi:

Bujumbura

CCCD in Cibitoke

Tubashigikire in Bujumbura rural, Bubanza, Cibitoke

Burunga

CCCD in Makamba and Kibago

Tubashigikire in Rumonge

Buhumuza

CCCD in Ruyigi

Tubashigikire in Cankuzo and Muyinga

Merankabandi in Cankuzo and Muyinga

Butanyerera

Rêves des enfants in Kayanza

Tubashigikire in Ngozi and Kirundo

Merankabandi in Ngozi

Provinces of Burundi where Help a Child runs programmes

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