BurundiKids program began in September 2008, with the financial support of Swiss donors. The program’s main goal is to support vulnerable children and families in Burundi. To attain this, the program provides psycho-social, educational, food and medical assistance to vulnerable children, and assistance in social and economic capacity empowerment to vulnerable families.
The program was initiated
and is run by the non-profit organization HOPE worldwide Burundi (Helping Other People Everywhere)
The program begun with 18 children in 2008
In the school year 2009 - 2010, the number of children increased to 100 in the program
In the school year 2010-2011, the program consisted of 155 children and 12 families that were supported financially
In the school year 2011-2012, the program maintained 155 children but increased the families supported to 15
With the school year 2012-2013 that began in September 2012 up to today, a lot has been achieved in the program such as:
156 direct beneficiary children in total
136 families with an average of 6 people per family and with 4 children on average
816 beneficiaries (direct and indirect);
544 child beneficiaries (direct and indirect)
27 families supported economically
