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Lives saved in Musasa: the silent fight against acute malnutrition.
It's a little after 11am on Thursday 10 April 2025, when we arrive at the Musasa Health Center. A fine, steady rain envelops the heights of Kabari hill in a soft mist. The air is cool, saturated with humidity, and the red dirt paths turn into muddy gullies winding between the houses. A short distance from national...
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UNICEF contributes to the key nutritional interventions for the survival and development of children
As part of the Project to combat malnutrition through multi-sectoral interventions in vulnerable communities in Burundi , a delegation from the SDC, led by John Buchwalder, Deputy Head of Mission, and accompanied by officials from UNICEF, FAO, and WFP, visited the provinces of Kayanza, Ngozi, and Muyinga. Facilita...
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Vulnerable households' resilience is improved thanks to the German bank KfW & UNICEF support
It's around 10 a.m. in Ruyigi province, Ruyigi commune, Migege hill. The weather is cloudy, with flashes of lightning here and there, heralding imminent rain. With songs and cries of joy, several mothers, holding their children in their arms, gather in a Nutritional Learning Center (FARN) to welcome us. After a we...
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Vitamin A supplementation campaign, deworming, and screening for acute malnutrition
The sky was overcast with grey clouds. It was about to rain. A few minutes after our arrival in Muramvya province, the governor, who had obviously been expecting us, welcomed us into his office. PRONIANUT's director took the opportunity to greet him and explain the purpose of our mission. After a warm exchange, th...
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The solidarity of mothers in Ngozi transforms their families' lives with UNICEF's support.
Violette Nkurunziza, 32 years old, was met in the province of Ngozi on Nyabihanga hill and is the mother of three children: Zainabu Shurwe, 11 years old; Darcy Iranezereza, 9 years old; and little Keilla Nishimwe, 3 years old. When Keilla began to show signs of severe malnutrition, Violette knew she had to act qui...
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UNICEF and USAID join forces to combat severe acute malnutrition in Burundi
In several provinces of Burundi, numerous children suffer from malnutrition, primarily caused by poverty and lack of information. Among them, some suffer from severe acute malnutrition (SAM), a condition that directly threatens their survival. Children with severe acute malnutrition have weakened immune systems, m...
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"UNICEF and its partners are transforming nutritional status in Muyinga thanks to local foods".
As part of the programmed food aid project, the WFP, UN Women, and UNICEF agencies, in collaboration with their partners CARITAS and World Vision International, organized a high nutritional value food fair on May 29, 2024, at the Mwakiro commune stadium in Muyinga province. The aim of the fair was to enable partic...
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UNICEF's Global Nutrition Director, Víctor Aguayo, to Strengthen Child Nutrition Efforts in Burundi.
Bujumbura, Burundi – March 11, 2024, – UNICEF Burundi is pleased to announce the visit of Dr. Víctor Aguayo, Director, Nutrition and Child Development, at the global level, to Burundi from March 11 to 15, 2024. Accompanied by Ms. Christiane Rudert, the Regional Nutrition Advisor, the mission aims to bolster nation...
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Thanks to USAID funds, UNICEF supports the provision of quality care for malnourished children
On Kizi hill, located in the commune of Gasorwe, Muyinga province, the weather was warm and sunny. The USAID delegation, accompanied by World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF employees, walked for a few minutes to meet Ciella, a 3-year-old girl recently cured of severe acute malnutrition after receiving three month...
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Tackling malnutrition in Burundi
On September 15, the second Steering Committee (COPIL) meeting of the project “Fighting malnutrition through multisectoral interventions in vulnerable communities in Burundi” was held in Kayanza. This project, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) to the tune of 9 million Swiss francs, h...
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UNICEF & WFP, with funding from KFW, work to prevent malnutrition & strengthen community resilience
On the morning of 14 November 2023, the weather was harsh on Cumba Hill in the commune of Gitobe, Kirundo province. Despite slippery roads following heavy rain, the German Development Bank delegation, accompanied by UNICEF, WFP, government partners, and implementing partners, persevered. They were eager to see the...
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On Musagara, Migege and Nzozi hills, cases of malnutrition among children under 5 are declining
The French ambassador in Burundi, Jeremy Blin, together with John Agbor, UNICEF Representative in Burundi, Housainou Tall, Country Director and WFP Representative, and Clara M. Anyangwe, Representative of UN Women, paid a visit to projects funded by France in the provinces of Muramvya and Ruyigi from May 31 to Jun...