CARE Burundi
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Burundi

CARE started work in: 1994

Burundi ranks 185 out of 189 on the Human Development Index (HDI). CARE International’s work in Burundi supports women to achieve economic empowerment and civil society to move the country towards peace and economic security.

History of CARE International's work in Burundi

CARE International originally established an office in Burundi in 1994 to help people affected by civil unrest following the assassination of Burundi's first elected President in 1993. We increased our presence after the Rwandan Civil War when refugees began fleeing into Burundi. In the years that followed, CARE Burundi supported refugee camps inside the country and across the border into the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. 

What CARE International does in Burundi

Today, CARE Burundi supports civil society, and in particular women, to take a more active role in moving the country towards peace and economic security. Our work focuses on supporting women to achieve economic empowerment through small savings groups, and working with communities to prevent malnutrition. 

Reach and impact data
Total participants reached in 2021
  • Direct 719,140
  • Women & girls 59%
  • Indirect 1,250,066
Projects and initiatives: 13
Participants reached by program area
program direct
Gender equality 91,951
Right to food, water, and nutrition 30,563
Crisis response 50
Climate justice 361
Right to health 444,372
Women's economic justice 103,346
Total population impacted by end of 2021
  • All programs 170,256
Participants impacted by program area
program total
Gender equality 170,256
Right to food, water, and nutrition -
Crisis response -
Climate justice -
Right to health -
Women's economic justice 96,311

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Please note that the figures in this site may not be the same as those reported to donors or host governments based on different reporting periods. CARE's international aggregated reporting mechanisms always use the Fiscal Year from July to June.

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