GIRINEZA - Burundi
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What is Girineza?
Girineza ("Doing good" in Kirundi) is the smallest NGO in the world: just 7 children!
But 7 children who will change the world!
Small works great, and small can make things move at roots level. When things move there, they can move all the way up to where big decisions are taken. Also, small is easy to understand, to handle and to make happen.
Since 2011 Girineza supports street children in Bujumbura, Burundi, East Africa. We support for the long term children who, for different reasons, ended up in the street, and bring them back to live the life of a child, which includes school, health care, psychological support, entertainment and affection.
Here you can read the stories of Emelyne, Joseph, Audrick, Jadine, Nowa, Dishon and Tama.
Our History
In 2011 a Burundian social-cultural organiser, a French humanitarian worker and an Italian photographer worked together on a project on child labour in the displaced peoples camp of Sabe, in Bujumbura, Burundi (East Africa).
Working closely with Joseph, Audrick, Nowa, Emelyne, Jadine and Tama – who were between 6 and 15 years old at the time and were making bricks in the factory near the camp, they decided together to create the smallest organisation in the world to help these children move forward in their lives. So Girineza was created!
Today our children are among the best of the school. Despite the political crisis that has hit Burundi since April 2015, Girineza continues its activities and remains one of the most dynamic initiatives of the community of Buterere in Bujumbura. We are small but stubborn .. and it works !
You can find more information about Girineza in our Blog .
Your donations
Since 2011, Girineza supports a group of Burundian street children, providing them with the basic necessities to live a normal life and go to school.
We provide our children with ID cards (most of them weren’t even registered at the civil registry), pay the school registration fees, insurances, uniforms, pens and notebooks for their school. We accompany them in their day-to-day life (homework, activities, sports, counselling), give them health support, help their families with different income-generating activities (a small restaurant, a crop field and a small pig farm) and support our socio-cultural organiser through his university studies in social psychology.
It has only been 5 years since the creation of Girineza but we’ve come a long way !
Our goal of €6,000 will support all Girineza's activities for the entire year 2017.
Every little donation will help us make a big difference for these children.
Thank you.
Girineza ("Doing good" in Kirundi) is the smallest NGO in the world: just 7 children!
But 7 children who will change the world!
Small works great, and small can make things move at roots level. When things move there, they can move all the way up to where big decisions are taken. Also, small is easy to understand, to handle and to make happen.
Since 2011 Girineza supports street children in Bujumbura, Burundi, East Africa. We support for the long term children who, for different reasons, ended up in the street, and bring them back to live the life of a child, which includes school, health care, psychological support, entertainment and affection.
Here you can read the stories of Emelyne, Joseph, Audrick, Jadine, Nowa, Dishon and Tama.
Our History
In 2011 a Burundian social-cultural organiser, a French humanitarian worker and an Italian photographer worked together on a project on child labour in the displaced peoples camp of Sabe, in Bujumbura, Burundi (East Africa).
Working closely with Joseph, Audrick, Nowa, Emelyne, Jadine and Tama – who were between 6 and 15 years old at the time and were making bricks in the factory near the camp, they decided together to create the smallest organisation in the world to help these children move forward in their lives. So Girineza was created!
Today our children are among the best of the school. Despite the political crisis that has hit Burundi since April 2015, Girineza continues its activities and remains one of the most dynamic initiatives of the community of Buterere in Bujumbura. We are small but stubborn .. and it works !
You can find more information about Girineza in our Blog .
Your donations
Since 2011, Girineza supports a group of Burundian street children, providing them with the basic necessities to live a normal life and go to school.
We provide our children with ID cards (most of them weren’t even registered at the civil registry), pay the school registration fees, insurances, uniforms, pens and notebooks for their school. We accompany them in their day-to-day life (homework, activities, sports, counselling), give them health support, help their families with different income-generating activities (a small restaurant, a crop field and a small pig farm) and support our socio-cultural organiser through his university studies in social psychology.
It has only been 5 years since the creation of Girineza but we’ve come a long way !
Our goal of €6,000 will support all Girineza's activities for the entire year 2017.
Every little donation will help us make a big difference for these children.
Thank you.
Organizer
Manfredi Bargioni
Organizer
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