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Health workers monitor peoples' temperature as they cross the border from Congo to Burundi, Monday 16 Sept 2019 at the Gatumba crossing point.

04 December 2019

Humanitarian action

Find out more about the work of UNICEF during emergencies

Women helps a child wash his hands

Community dialogue for effective behavioral change

Protecting communities from Covid-19 starts with hygiene awareness

Judith Cishahayo's home

24 February 2022

During the fighting against COVID, hygiene was the key

Curbing community transmission of COVID-19 has been a major factor in reducing the spread of the virus. Behavior change was significant to this

Rampe d'eau Centre de transit de Makombe

15 February 2022

In Burundi, when it comes to COVID-19, no one is left behind

UNICEF, with funding from the U.S. Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, contributed to the prevention and response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Zainab sitting by her house during an interview with a UNICEF staff.

From despair to preparedness

How a mother overhauled her attitude towards COVID-19

As part of the #UpShift program, these young adolescents in the village of Mayengo, in southwestern Burundi, attend a life skills training module. They use tablets to do research to begin their new project.

15 September 2020

Burundian Adolescents Find Innovative Solutions to COVID-19

Read more on how the Cartedo-UNICEF COVID-19 Challenge encourages young Burundians to find innovative solutions to COVID-19 in their communities

The Blue Soap is half price to encourage frequent hand washing across Burundi

UNICEF in Burundi and Savonor S.A, the main soap and oil manufacturer in the country, unite to make soap affordable for the population in an effort to prevent COVID-19

Kigaramango, a spontaneous settlement site at the entrance of Gatumba, Bujumbura rural.

The Gatumba Floods in Burundi

Read more about UNICEF's emergency response to the Gatumba floods' in Burundi

Temperature measurement at a Rwanda-Burundi crossing point, February 2020.

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Find out more information and tips on how to best protect yourself and your family