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Thank you for your ongoing partnership with Amazi Water — because of you, lives in Burundi are being transformed. Last year was a record year in many ways, as God was at work in Burundi. The ministry served more than 350,000 people. Your investment of time, talent, prayers, and resources has ensured that we are moving into 2024 to serve more people than ever.
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Learn about Burundi
Here are some interesting facts about this thirsty nation
The World Happiness Report 2018 ranked Burundi as the least happy country in the world. The economy is predominantly agricultural, accounting for 50% of the GDP in 2017. Approximately 80% of Burundi’s population lives in poverty. It is one of the world’s poorest nations. According to the World Food Programme, 56.8% of children under age five suffer from chronic malnutrition.
The country is among the most densely populated in the world. Its population, as of 2024, sits at more than 13 million and is rising rapidly.
- 75% of schools in Burundi do not have access to water
- 65% of the Burundian population does not have access to clean water
- 85% of diseases are waterborne
- The under-5 mortality rate is 22%
- Age 53 is life expectancy at birth
- $285.73 GDP Per Capita
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Big Rigs and Bumpy Roads
Sometimes, Getting to the Drilling Site is an Adventure
Burundi is on the steep side of the Great Rift Valley, a chain of mountains and high plateaus. The drilling team travels across all kinds of terrain to get to where water is most needed. Schedules are planned around the rainy season when roads are not passable.Pictured here is a bridge made of logs that was hard for the rigs to cross.
Muddy Hands, Clean Water
Getting Dirty So Others Can Get Clean
Amazi Water is about more than ‘just’ installing wells – we are committed to physical and spiritual transformation. This includes the development of skills for people from the local community. We employ and train local people whose expertise rapidly develops.
Joy rises in employees and community members alike when fresh water surfaces for the first time – even if that means getting a little muddy. Everyone witnessing the event knows it means a lifetime source of safe, clean water for people who previously did not have it.
