Burundi

In 2005, Burundi emerged from a 12-year civil war.Three years later, ACT members in Burundi were involved in resettling and rehabilitating civilians who had returned from exile in Tanzania by providing seeds, tools and other household and farming items.

Latest from Burundi

This is the last of my food

This is the last of my food

Jul 08, 2011

Laurie MacGregor reports from the Horn of Africa, where 10 million are at risk of starvation

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ACT in Burundi

ACT Alliance organisations meet in what we call a Forum to do joint analysis of the national situation, and joint planning.

Link through to Forum page in ACT Groups

International organisations in Burundi
Organisations funding work in Burundi
About Burundi
  • Population: 8.3 million (UN, 2009)
  • Capital: Bujumbura
  • Area: 27,816 sq km (10,740 sq miles)
  • Major languages: Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili
  • Major religions: Christianity, indigenous beliefs
  • Life expectancy: 49 years (men), 52 years (women) (UN)
  • Monetary unit: 1 Burundi franc = 100 centimes
  • Main exports: coffee, tea, sugar, cotton, hides
  • GNI per capita: US $140 (World Bank, 2008)