Burundi

ORPHAN CARE
REUNITING BROKEN FAMILIES
ServING THE VULNERABLE
EDUCATION
making disciples

CARING FOR ORPHANS

The country of Burundi has approximately 90 official government recognized orphanages, half of which are located in the capital city of Bujumbura. Preparing A Place Ministries has taken in the Nezerwa Children's Home in Bujumbura to bring hope and a better life to orphans living there, with future goals of helping more orphanages.

We help to provide a safe and loving environment with enough resources to support the children, including self-sustainable food solutions, clean water, and a security. We also work to reunite them with their parents and families whenever possible and do what we can to support and keep them together.

WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW ABOUT OUR ORPHANAGE TRANSFORMATION PROJECT

REUNITING FAMILIES

God created us to be in families, and the best stories are when broken families are put back together again. A loving family is the best place for anyone. Often times, an orphan will grow up and never know their family. Due to extreme poverty, mothers sometimes feel that their best and only option is to leave their child somewhere they know they will be fed and cared for, like an orphanage. We work hard to research, investigate and provide testing for these families to be reunited once again and give them the support they need to stay together. It's a dream come true for an orphan.

After being dropped off at an orphanage as a young child, Jean reunites with his mother and brother.

SUPPORTING VULNERABLE FAMILIES & WIDOWS

The best solution for caring for orphans is preventing a child from ever becoming one. That's why we focus on supporting vulnerable families, so that they don't have to resort to giving up a child(ren) in order to survive. We also help care for widows and assist them in starting up and maintaining their own businesses.

HELPING CHILDREN IN POVERTY ATTEND SCHOOL

Many children in Burundi simply cannot afford the fees and uniforms required to attend school. Without receiving an education and learning basic skills like reading and writing, they are likely to remain in the cycle of poverty they were born into. Preparing A Place Ministries helps to cover these fees so that they can attend school and receive a much needed education for their future.

Watch the video below about how we helped 95 orphan and vulnerable children attend school in 2021.

SHARING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

The heart behind everything that we do is to point people to Jesus Christ. Sharing the gospel, seeing people become born again, and creating disciples is always the most important work we can ever do.