Burundi

At the end of 2017, there were seven and a half million registered cases of malaria in Burundi—almost 70 percent of the entire population. With your support, we’re fighting this epidemic by distributing thousands of bed nets, protecting over 1 million households with long-lasting insecticide, and providing 7 million anti-malaria tablets to healthcare centers. The turmoil and violence that marked Burundi in recent years has stabilized, allowing thousands of refugees to begin returning to their homeland. However, this means many large foreign aid donors and organizations are withdrawing, sharply impacting the nation’s economy. Ongoing food insecurity continues to plague this mostly rural country, where bad harvests, poor sanitation, and insufficient food diversity have led to malnutrition in 3 million children. We’re continuing to work with communities on achieving self-sustainability. With your assistance we’ve planted thousands of trees and helped thousands of vulnerable households plant kitchen gardens—so families have stronger food security. We brought access to clean water to thousands of people by developing wells and water points, and helped improve sanitation and hygiene for schoolchildren by overseeing construction of latrines and hand-washing stations. Through your support, communities led changes in child protection practices and built over 600 houses for families who need shelter. And by equipping teachers with stronger teaching tools, together we’re enhancing kids’ futures.