Help a Child Burundi has 4 active programmes being implemented across 4 provinces in Burundi:

Bujumbura

  • BR (Hembura, Intango Nshasha, Tubashigikire)
  • Bubanza (Tubashigikire)
  • Cibitoke (CCCD, Tubashigikire and Intango Nshasha)

Buhumuza

  • Cankuzo (Merankabandi II)
  • Muyinga (Tubashigikire, Merankabandi II)
  • Ruyigi (CCCD and Tubashigikire)

    Burunga
  • Rumonge (Intango Nshasha
  • Makamba (CCCD)

Butanyerera

  • Kayanza (Rêves des enfants)
  • Kirundo (Tubahishigikire)
  • Ngozi (Tubashigikire and Merankabandi II)

Child Centered Community Development (CCCD) Programme

Timeline: 2013-2030

Objective: to promote the holistic development of communities centered on the wellbeing of children

We support:

  • 1,901 young children supported through ECD and child sponsorship program
  • 882 vulnerable youth supported through TVET, AVET, Pip, SHGs and farmer groups
  • 1,500 care givers capacity’s strengthened on positive parenting and early stimulation

Zones of intervention:

  • Bujumbura (Cibitoke, Murwi)
  • Buhumuza (Ruyigi, Butaganzwa)
  • Burunga (Makamba, Kibago)

Implementation partners:

  • Fraternité des églises évangélique du Christ en Afrique au Burundi (FECABU)
  • Help Channel Burundi
  • Réseau des Confessions Religieuses pour la promotion de la santé et le Bien-Etre integral de la Famille (RCBIF)

Donor: Dutch private sponsors

Tubashigikire Programme

Timeline: 2023-2027

Objective: to provide humanitarian support for vulnerable people groups affected by climate shock and the deteriorating socio-economic situation in Burundi

We support:

  • 16,566 refugees supported with food aid and NFIs
  • 21,429 returnees served in food aid and NFIs
  • 2,695 IDPs served with food aid and NFIs

Zones of intervention:

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

Donor: WFP

Merankabandi Programme

Timeline: 2023-2027

Objective: to support refugees, returnees and IDPs with food aid, NFIs and cash aid

We support:

  • 16,566 refugees supported with food aid and NFIs
  • 21,429 returnees served in food aid and NFIs
  • 2,695 IDPs served with food aid and NFIs

Zones of intervention:

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

Donor: WFP

Rêves des enfants

Timeline: 2024-2026

Objective: to promote a multisectoral early childhood development package in the Kayanza District with a focus on the first 1000 days

We support:

  • 1 sanitary district
  • 6 school feeding programmes
  • 13 ECD centers and child friendly spaces
  • 80 positive parenting groups
  • 50 persons living with disability through capacity strengthening on financial literacy, entrepreneurship, TVET and start up kits

Zones of intervention: Butanyerera (Kanyaza)

Consortium partners:

  • Help Channel Burundi
  • Social Action for Development (SAD)

Donor: UNICEF

In 2025, we also want to support:

                                    Household agriculture

2,000                          700                        1,500                         6,000
children through      Youth through      parents involved    Community members
ECD and child              PIP                       in the parenting       through SHGs and
sponsorship                                                challenge                farmer groups

        

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