YADA
Gihanga
In this rural location, marginalised families are being crushed by hopeless poverty, and yet they have dreams of a brighter future. Basic food and secure shelter is not readily available.
OUR PASSION
To partner with families in identifying the desires and dreams of the community and find solutions to create sustainable change, while always pointing to Jesus.
OUR MISSION
We are working to fill hungry bellies and build safe housing for 50 families, sharing the love of Christ.
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These are the 50 families who live in Gihanga commune in a northern province of Burundi called Bubanza. Mostly consisting of Batwa, a marginalised ethnic minority in Burundi, they share a similar history to those in Nyarumanga: being forced off their land during past years of unrest in the country. Their current land is not large enough to support them as an agrarian group, so most cultivate their crops on the lands of others, often walking many hours barefoot every day, including 2 hours just to the nearest well.
On a good week, this community eats once per day, but due to a number of problems, one meal in four days has been more frequently the norm. Their shelters consist of mud, sticks, and rubbish, which tend to collapse during rainy season, severely endangering the families inside who number 8-10 people per household.
We’re currently working to fill hungry bellies and build up safe housing for each family; once this stage is completed, we’ll start working on recovering the lands, crops and properties of these people.
Despite the hardships this community is currently enduring, they love to dance using their makeshift jerry-can drum and sing songs about God’s provision and how proud they are to be Batwa!
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