When he first joined the orphanage, Thacien just wouldn’t stop eating. He has done so well he recently won a scholarship to one of the best schools in Burundi, Gitega International Academy (GIA).  There is hope for Burundi thanks to your support for children like Thacien and schools like GIA.

Where do you go when your home is the forest and you are banned from where your people have lived for centuries? Such is the lot of the Batwa people (or pygmies) who are treated as less than human in Burundi. No loos, no schools, no water, no healthcare, no jobs and worse, meant their average life span was only 27 years. Your support has already helped us increase this by 20 years in some Batwa communities and this amazing work continues to grow! 

Kings Conference Centre (KCC) is so much more than one of the nation's best hotels.  KCC is truly a light in the city, a social enterprise carrying out its business with integrity, helping fund the work of Scripture Union around the nation. KCC recently installed a foot-operated handwash station in front of KCC. The Minister of Health has been so impressed he is going to replicate this in other places.