Delivered programmes

Intango Nshasha Project

Timeline: 2024

Objective: To address malnutrition, shelter and education needs of children in families displaced by floods and torrential rains in Muhuta (Rumonge)

We support:

  • 144 IDP households supported with unconditional multipurpose cash aid and partial NFI kits
  • 481 IDP children at risk of dropping out of school supported with partial education kits

Zones of intervention: 

  • Bujumbura (Bujumbura, Bubanza and Cibitoke)
  • Butanyerera (Kirundo and Ngozi)
  • Buhumuza (Muyinga and Ruyigi)

Donor: 
Help a Child International Seed Fund

Hembura Project

Timeline: 2020 – 2024

Objective: to reintegrate IDPs affected by natural disasters with shelter support, NFI kits and micro loans

We supported: 

  • 250 IDPs households contribute towards climate action through climate smart agriculture projects
  • 1,250 children supported through ECD
  • 1 solar water pump and 2 tanks (10,000 liters) installed at the Gihanga Returnees Transit Site
  • 607 IDP households access NFI kits
  • 872 IDP households access cash for shelter
  • 723 IDP households food aid, shelter and micro loans for business

Areas of intervention:

  • Bujumbura (Bujumbura Mairie, Bujumbura Rural and Cibitoke)
  • Burunga (Rumonge and Makamba)

Implementation partners:

  • Social Action for Development (SAD)
  • Holland Green Tech

Donor: Universitat Foundation

Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) project

Timeline: 2023

Objective: to create assets and livelihood opportunities for IDPs affected by climate change and socio-economic shocks

We supported: 

  • 3,915 formerly unemployed IDP households access cash for work opportunities, seeds and farming tools to install kitchen gardens
  • 52 community infrastructures were rehabilitated

Areas of intervention: 

  • Bujumbura (Cibitoke)
  • Butanyerera (Kayanza)
  • Buhumuza (Muyinga)

Implementation partners: NA

Donor: World Food Programme

Empowered to Protect Project

Timeline: 2021 – 2022

Objective: to prevent sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) with innovative nonviolent tools and community structures

We supported:

  • 150 women and 80 men at risk trained on SGBV prevention mechanisms
  • 230 refugee households supported with invi bracelets (nonviolent SGBV prevention bracelets)
  • 1 network of 30 keystakeholders in the protection sector strengthened in capacity to respond to SGBV

Zones of intervention:

  • Butanyerera (Ngozi, Kiremba, Musasa Refugees Camp)

Donor: Dutch Relief Alliance

Reports:

 

Returnees Reintegration Project

Timeline: 2021 – 2022

Objective: to reintegrate returnees through solidarity groups and cash for work rehabilitating community infrastructures

We supported:

  • 24 community infrastructures (re)constructed
  • 2,599 formerly unemployed returnees, IDPs and vulnerable HCMs accessed cash for work opportunities
  • 1,700 formerly unemployed returnees, IDPs and vulnerable HCMs accessed TVET, admin and business skills trainings and start up kits

Zones of intervention:

  • Burunga (Makamba, Rutana)
  • Buhumuza (Ruyigi, Muyinga)
  • Butanyerera (Kirundo)

Donor: International Office of Migration (IOM)

Burundi Building Bridges Project

Timeline: 2017 – 2022

Objective: to address root causes of illegal migration, instability and organized crimes

We supported:

• 18,438 adults and young people joined in community structures to address root causes of conflicts
• 894 SHG and 99 CLA supported
• 1936 youths have successfully finished AVET/TVET
• 84% of beneficiaries reported a reduction of socio-economic
• 154 psychosocial assistants
• 216 LCGG
• 130 mediators and 130 paralegals
• 38 transitional justice focal points
• 300 local actors for community reconciliation

Zones of intervention: 

• Bujumbura (Cibitoke, Bujumbura Rural and Bujumbura Mairie)
• Butanyerera (Kirundo)
• Burunga (Rutana and Makamba)

Donor: Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Consortium Partners: American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Cord and Menseen Met Een Missie (MMM)

Implementation Partners: CEJP, Fraternité des églises évangélique du Christ en Afrique au Burundi (FECABU), Help Channel Burundi, ALM, Biraturaba, Centre Ubuntu, Geste Humanitaire, Kaz’o’zah Art and THARS