This page is set to help our friends and fans recognize the existing of our Organization, thus, getting the very good opportunity to partake to our mission to defend child rights. We do not want to promote ourselves but rather promote child rights for health, education and protection as well. Legal mandate
Solidarité de la Jeunesse Chrétienne pour la Paix et l’Enfance, SOJPAE in acronym, was init
iated on 22nd January 2005 at Bujumbura , capital of Burundi, in Central Africa / Sub-Saharan Africa. Legally, the SOJPAE - BURUNDI was recognized dated 24th December 2008 and recorded under No. 530/1358 3 years after her existence
The SOJPAE - BURUNDI is a non-profit organization founded by a group of young Christians and Burundian leaders (economists, psychologists, lawyers, communicators, agronomists, etc. . .) Jacques NSHIMIRIMANA and Steffan Hoffman. Physical address
The Office of the National Coordination is located in city of Kinindo, at the Rusama Avenue N° 13
The office landline is (257) 22276852. The service e -mail is [email protected],
PO Box 3468 Bujumbura
This organization has its website which reads: www.sojpae.org
Areas of interventions
Health
The fight against HIV AIDS and its impacts
Promotion of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) activities
Promotion of vaccination and other related services
To properly conduct its activities in the field of child health, SOJPAE established a Programme for the Promotion of Infant and Maternal Health. Many project related to child health are supported by GAVI(sensitization for children vaccination), UNICEF (C4D)
Peace education and citizenship
The Peace Education and citizenship in children and young:
Strengthened social dialogue
Community Involvement
Peace Education Development
Institutional Strengthening of CEPAC (Peace Education and citizenship Center, PECC in acronym)
Protection
The promotion and protection of fundamental rights of the child
The education of orphans and other vulnerable children
Vocational training for school droppers and non schooled
The socio-economic and family reintegration of orphans and other vulnerable children
The promotion of income-generating activities for the OVC. The promotion of young talents
Legal and non-legal assistance for children in conflict of with the law
The fight against gender-based violence
Listening and referral of child victims of violence of any kind. Psychosocial support for children in need
Promotion of family welfare
Communication for development and behavior change
Awareness of the community for the protection and child health,
• The argument in favor of children
• Organization of lectures, debates, focus groups and mobile cinemas to raise community awareness to promote infant and paternal health and peace education and citizenship
• Improved updated communication practices implemented nowadays to help achieve the objectives of the Strategic Plan 2014 – 2018
The main objective
Contributing to the development of communities to promote the integral development of the child"
Specific objectives
Improving the lives of foster families and promote a healthy infant and mother for physical and mental well- being of the child
Promote the rights of the child and to protect children against the VEDAN (Violence, Exploitation, Discrimination, Abuse, and Negligence)
To ensure children and young people with peace education, citizenship and peaceful conflict management
Facilitate the development of talents and promoting youth leadership
Strengthening economic autonomy of SOJPAE through IGAs to achieve its social purpose
Education on integral development of the human being
In the collaboration with Tearfund UK , SOJPAE work with local churches through Church and Community Mobilization Process, called CCMP to integral mission within local churches and their immediat communities. Around 15 local churches of Gihanga are now involved and became very productive in the area. To advocate for the relief of a child
Many actions regarding advocacy on the behalf of a child are performed on daily basis at many levels (individual, community and national levels). We realize many interventions either legally or just socially to convince parent who misbehaves against the good of the child. An average of 45 to 74 children and youth are assisted each month.²
The Self Help Group Approach
In the same way, SOJPAE with the collaboration of the local community initiated the approach of Self Help Group in Gihanga where 20 Women Associations of about 300 women started working together and function as SHG. In terms of children assisted , around 1500 children and young people are assisted. Though, these are still infant, they are effective. Henceforth, they need much training support and accompanment for their growth
Partners
SOJPAE work in partnership with some Organizations from germany namely CFI, HFB, ORA International and Tearfund UK as well as UNICEF, GAVI and so on.
