Stories of Impact

In a noteworthy act of diplomacy and partnership, the United States Government has officially transferred two strategically located office buildings in Bujumbura, worth USD 1.32 million (approximately 3.6 billion BIF), to the Government of Burundi.

When you are in her presence, you feel like you’re talking to a CEO of a large company. Celine Uwimana is determined, convincing and focused. She tells her story, and immediately shows you the next steps, laying down her plan for sustainable growth and wealth creation.

It was a time for celebrating progress: a significant improvement in monitoring and fighting trafficking in persons enabled Burundi in July 2022 to move to Tier 2 on the Trafficking in Persons Report. To put it simply, thanks to USAID’s intentional interventions and coordination with State Department officials at the US Embassy, Burundi was recognized internationally as having taken considerable action to address and prevent human trafficking. 

Camaraderie is as important to pregnant and breastfeeding people all over the world as the quality healthcare. Comparing morning sickness or baby-bumps and communing over all the surprises and joys of pregnancy is universal.

This activity aims to improve access to prevention, care, and treatment services free of stigma and discrimination to reduce HIV transmission among key populations in Burundi. The goal is to provide quality HIV care and treatment services to people living with HIV, so that they can live healthy, productive lives.

Early diagnosis and treatment of malaria in community health centers is crucial. By training the community health workers to test and treat malaria, we bring that life-saving service closer to the people who need it. Thanks to this USAID-funded activity, people suffering from malaria are able to test and receive treatment within 24 hours. 

No one should die from a mosquito bite. Yet almost half the world’s population is still at risk of contracting one of humanity’s oldest – and deadliest – diseases. While the United States eradicated malaria domestically by 1951, malaria still robs people in 87 countries and territories around the world of their health and their futures. In 2021, malaria infected 247 million people – and killed 619,000. Almost 80 percent of people who died were children under five years old. 

Programs implemented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), with funding from the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), have been helping Burundi fight malaria since 2010, contributing $112 million to date, and $11 million in Fiscal Year 2022.