Child Sponsor Burundi

Burundi is one of the world's poorest countries and is in 187th place out of 191 countries and territories in 2021 when ranked in terms of life expectancy, literacy, access to knowledge and the living standards of a country.

A 12 year ethnic war shattered the social, infrastructure and already under performing economy of the country where today 80% live in poverty, 53% of all Burundi children suffering from stunted growth as a result of a poor or inadequate diet and few children go to school, particularly those of an age for secondary education where figures are as low as 8% in some areas due to a lack of qualified teachers and adequate supplies. Following years of warfare, this impoverished nation is now dependent on foreign aid with over half of all children suffering from stunted growth due to poor diet.

Secondary school education rates are as low as 8% due to a lack of qualified teachers and adequate supplies. Hardly surprising then that the World Happiness Report (2018) positioned the nation as the world's least happy with a rank of 156. Child sponsor programs in Burundi focus on working with AIDS and war orphans, preventative heath care, maintaining and developing safe water supplies, agriculture development so families can feed their children freeing them from child labour so they can attend school and helping displaced people return to their homes, many of which require rebuilding. You can help when you sponsor a child in Burundi.