BURUNDI FRIENDS INTERNATIONAL
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Mission Statement
The mission of Burundi Friends International is to fight poverty in Burundi by providing Education, Healthcare and Self-sustaining Enterprise opportunities.
About This Cause
Burundi Friends International was started by a group of women in San Diego, California who met at a women's retreat in May 2007. One of the women at the retreat, Jeanine Niyonzima-Aroian, grew up in Burundi and expressed her dream of helping her country out of poverty. With that, BFI was born. Our approach is two-pronged. Board members periodically visit Burundi to determine the needs of the people that align with our mission. In the US, we develop projects based on those assessments, partner with governments and other nonprofits if and when necessary, raise funds through organized activities and recruit volunteers with the appropriate skills and drive. Then we return to Burundi and, with the assistance of Burundian volunteers and organizations, carry out projects. For a descriptions of our projects and a list of our partners, please visit our website.