What do we do?
Hope For All Association provides medical and psychological help to vulnerable people in Burundi, especially women and girls who survived rape. We also guide them towards social and economic independence, and we raise awareness in communities so that violence and exclusion come to an end.
Medical care
Fast care and hospital costs covered
After an assault, the first hours matter. Hope For All refers survivors to a health centre, accompanies them during the consultation and covers the medical and hospital costs of women who cannot pay them.
On remote hills, our community workers arrange transport so that no woman gives up on care for lack of money.
Psychological support
Regaining confidence, step by step
Invisible wounds often take the longest to heal. Our counsellors offer confidential listening and one to one sessions, in Kirundi, at each woman's own pace.
Little by little, shame gives way to speaking out. Survivors find joy again in life, in their family and in their plans.
Shelter
A safe refuge for women in danger
Some women cannot go home safely. Our shelter gives them a roof, meals and security while they rebuild their lives.
During their stay, the team plans the next step with them: a return to their family, new housing or a training course.
Family mediation
Finding one's place again in the family and on the hill
Too often, it is the victims who are rejected. Our mediators meet families, neighbours and local authorities to overcome prejudice and enable the reintegration of survivors and their children.
Dialogue takes time, but it opens the door to a true return to the community.
Testing and treatment
Testing for and treating sexually transmitted infections
Sexual violence sometimes leaves silent after-effects. We organise discreet testing sessions and follow treatment through until recovery.
These sessions are also a chance to inform women about their health and their rights.
Awareness raising
Breaking the silence on the hills and in schools
Hope For All breaks taboos. Our teams lead discussions on the hills, in schools and with religious and community leaders: women, men and young people learn to recognise violence and to support victims.
The better informed the community is, the more survivors dare to ask for help.
Support groups
Together, we are stronger
In our support groups, women who have been through the same ordeal meet every week. They share their stories, encourage one another and discover that they are not alone.
These circles give rise to strong friendships and, often, to shared projects.
Financial independence
From survival to economic independence
Earning a living means regaining one's dignity. We support women in income generating activities (small trade, farming, livestock) and in savings and credit groups.
Practical training helps them manage their activity and support their family for the long term.
Where we work
Hope For All works in six regions of Burundi
Our office is in Bujumbura, in the Kanyosha neighbourhood, avenue Manguier. From there, our multidisciplinary teams (counsellors, mediators, facilitators and community workers) travel to the hills every week to meet people where they live.
- BujumburaOur office, in Kanyosha
- GitegaIn the heart of the country
- NgoziIn the north
- KayanzaThe northern hills
- RumongeOn the shore of Lake Tanganyika
- MakambaIn the south
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With you, the most vulnerable people in Burundi take their lives back into their own hands.
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