Help a Child Burundi

A safe environment and a promising future for every child

 

In Burundi, Help a Child is committed towards improving lives of vulnerable children by promoting their access to ECD services, education, healthcare, nutrition, basic rights and protection. The organization also contributes towards social protection and improved resilience of families in communities affected by climate change, conflict and/or poverty through disaster response, humanitarian and development nexus projects.

Help a Child collaborates with the Ministry of health and the fight against AIDS, the ministry of interior affairs, public security and community development, the Ministry of solidarity, social affairs and gender, Private Dutch Donors, the United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) to provide a safe environment and a promising future for children in need, their families and entire community.

Help a Child Burundi at a glance     Find out more

Help a Child Burundi supported in 2025:

102,830

Children

29,175

Adults

302

Self-Help Groups

65

Farmer Groups

160

Parenting Groups

9

ECD centres

226

children enrolled/ supported in ECD centres

100

Child-Friendly Spaces

2,966

Children in Child-Friendly Spaces

News

Impact Report 2025: 496,253 children supported

A better tomorrow for the children of today. That’s our driving force for almost 60 ...

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New ECD Center launched in Nyakiga, Burundi

The future of a nation is shaped long before a child enters a classroom. From ...

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Providing life-saving support in Burundi and DRC

The Dutch Relief Alliance (DRA) started an Acute Joint Response in Eastern DRC and Burundi, ...

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Parenting Challenge officially recognized

The Parenting Challenge of Help a Child is officially recognized as a national reference approach ...

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Like father, like family: positive Parenting in Burundi

In Burundi, the Parenting Challenge is an important intervention for reducing violence and increasing the ...

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Rêves des Enfants Project is changing lives in Burundi

The Rêves des Enfants project in Burundi aims to promote a multisectoral early childhood ...

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Resilience perspective for refugees in Burundi

Refugee support under pressure In 2021 Help a Child Burundi initiated a Humanitarian and Disaster Response ...

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Impact Report 2024: More impact for more children

Today, Help a Child published the Impact Report 2024. We are deeply grateful for the impact ...

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It’s official! ECD national priority in Burundi

Help a Child Burundi and UNICEF launched the ‘Rêves des enfants’ project in the ...

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