Burundi

87,764 people served in Burundi between 2025 and 2026

JRS in Burundi works closely with authorities, local communities, and partners in the provinces of Buhumuza, Bujumbura, Burunga, and Butanyerera.
It operates in the refugee camps of Kavumu, Nyankanda, Bwagiriza, Musasa, and Kinama, as well as the Musenyi refugee site, and in urban areas in order to continue its commitment to the education, dignity and resilience of refugee and host communities.

Present in Burundi since 1995

Between 2024 and 2025, JRS has made education a priority for the future:

66,357 students : 33,619 girls – 51% and 32,738 boys – 49% (31,966 refugees, returnees, and members of host communities) who accessed quality education and received school kits (notebooks, pens, rulers, and mathematical sets)
73 students (22F and 51M) benefited from the scholarship programs for the year 2025.
1,686 teachers: (1,164 Burundian teachers + 522 refugee teachers) who were supported and trained
Dignity kits distributed to 13,000 girls

Support for families and communities

3,971 parents (F :1471, M : 2,500) equipped with skills to manage income-generating microprojects

School and health infrastructure

472 partner schools, with a safe and sustainable learning environment thanks to:
- 119 school infrastructures constructed or rehabilitated
- 75,158 trees planted to support environmental protection and prevent soil erosion;
- and 110 solidarity groups comprising 2,750 members, strengthened in social cohesion, economic autonomy, and mutual support within their communities.

With the support of our partners, we continue every day to build a dignified and hopeful future for refugees, returnees and host communities in Burundi.

Education