Burundi

The people’s hardship is great: widespread poverty and political tensions are forcing many families to leave their homes.

Political unrest and widespread poverty

Burundi is in a humanitarian emergency: the country is one of the poorest in the world. Political instability and conflict, an economy that is heavily dependent on agriculture, limited infrastructure and frequent natural disasters hamper economic development and result in well over half of the population living below the international poverty line. The country's healthcare system is not sufficiently developed to provide the population with adequate care.

In numbers: The situation in Burundi

Over two million people are dependent on humanitarian aid
Since 2015, 400,000 refugees have fled Burundi to neighboring countries, the main host countries are Tanzania and the DR Congo
More than every second child under the age of five suffers from chronic malnutrition
In 2021, around 71.8% of Burundi's population lived on less than USD 1.90 a day, which is considered the international poverty line

Emergency aid for Burundian refugees and internally displaced persons

Since the political escalation in Burundi and the resulting refugee movements, action medeor has been working with local partners to support both the refugees and the host communities. The comprehensive relief measures include activities to improve hygiene, health and nutrition to alleviate the greatest needs of the people. action medeor is also on hand in disaster situations to provide emergency aid tailored to the respective needs, such as the distribution of relief supplies following severe flooding in spring 2024.

In addition to these aid projects, which are carried out together with local partner organizations, action medeor regularly supplies healthcare facilities and hospitals in the country with relief supplies from the action medeor medicine warehouse in Tanzania.

"Thanks to our many years of work, we can adapt aid measures flexibly and quickly to current needs - this is particularly important in acute disasters. But we also keep an eye on long-term projects. The most important thing is that our aid continues!"

Emmanuel Limi
responsible for the projects in the DR Congo and Burundi

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