Burundi
Since gaining independence from Belgium in 1962, small,
land-locked Burundi has suffered long periods of ethnic conflict.
More than half a million people were killed and many more fled to
neighbouring countries. Poverty worsened, incomes shrank, inequality
widened and the government's ability to deliver basic services,
particularly in health and education, was almost completely
destroyed.
Burundi has been classified by the World Bank as the fourth
least-developed country in the world. Its government faces huge
problems but, following elections in 2005, has made a good start
Find out more in Key facts: Burundi.
DFID’s main challenges in Burundi are:
- governance
- education
- health.
How we've helped
|
When Maurice's parents died, he inherited a debt he had no hope of paying. Eviction for him and his brothers soon followed ...
|
|
|
In Burundi, a DFID-backed scheme gives disadvantaged children the chance to vote for the home visitors who will help to look after them.
|
|
... More real life stories |
|
|
|
