Burundi
Two new projects - 'Violence and disability' and 'The fight against diabetes'
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Handicap International has worked in Burundi since 1994 to “foster access to services and help promote the rights of people in disabling and/or vulnerable situations by coordinating and building the capacity of local players”. Our actions cover three main areas: disability, chronic and disabling diseases, and refugees.
Key Facts - Burundi
• Population: 8.5 million
• Household Consumption: $252 per year
• Life Expectancy: 51 years
• Human Development: ranked 166th out of 169 countries
Source: UNDP HDR 2011
Controlling diabetesCandide Kayonde is the project leader for the Controlling Diabetes project in Burundi, a country where about 250,000 people are affected by the disease.
Our projects
 | The fight against diabetes
Handicap International has set up a diabetes control project, financed by the European Union and SANOFI. |
| The fight against HIV/AIDS
This project aims to promote consultation and discussion between local stakeholders and to enable access to HIV services for people with disabilities, as well as providing technical and financial support for local initiatives. |
 | Support for rehabilitation centres
This project works to improve the technical, administrative and financial capacity of 12 rehabilitation centres. It also aims to improve the quality of healthcare, increase the number of people with disabilities accessing services and improve the accessibility of these centres. |
 | Community-based rehabilitation
In a pilot project, 27 families with children with disabilities were supported to develop an effective model for promoting inclusion. Apart from this pilot project, about 30 children with disabilities were registered for school, and more than 100 women suffering from obstetric problems and around 30 children with cleft lip were identified and operated on. |
 | Disability rights
A project supporting disabled people’s organisations to manage themselves effectively, to conduct projects and to communicate on disability rights. The organisations involved have come together to form the Burundi Disabled People’s Organisations Network (RAPHB). |
| Assistance for urban refugees
Handicap International has set up a support project for urban refugees as an operational partner of the UNHCR. The support provided aims to assist these groups of “urban refugees” by supplying a range of services to reduce inequalities in access to basic social services (health, education, income-generating activities and capacity building for associations). |
| Violence and disability
This project aims to ensure the accessibility of services aimed at preventing gender-based violence, as well as facilities for the care and support of disabled women and girls who are victims of violence. This project is being run in partnership with the ADDF (Defence of Women's Rights Association). |
