Orphanage

In 2006, GLO supported the construction of an orphanage in Giteja. Youth for Christ (YfC) was given a plot of land by the Burundian government to build an orphanage to accommodate the many destitute children resulting from the genocide and civil war.

The orphanage encompasses dormitories for adoptive parents and eight children in each.

With its partner, GLO planned to build a self-sustaining community by maximising the land for growing vegetables and an income-generating dairy.

Progress

March 2008:

Four homes completed
23 resident children