• ID Number
    BU28501958
    Gender
    Male
    Birthday
    Jun 20, 1995
    Age
    15 years
  • Country
    Burundi
  • Interests
    Football
  • Needs
    food, clothing, education
  • Health
    good
  • Church
    attends church and Sunday school
  • Siblings
    5 brothers, 2 sisters
Vyizigiro Yves
Sponsorship pending
Burundi
Burundi
My Country
Burundi
Est. Population: 8,390,505 (July 2007 est.)
Land Area: slightly smaller than Maryland
Literacy Rate: 59.3%
Location
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
People
Hutu (Bantu) 85%, Tutsi (Hamitic) 14%, Twa (Pygmy) 1%, Europeans 3,000, South Asians 2,000
State Religion
Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10%
Child Care Ministries

Only a small percentage of the population attends school.  Many do not see the need; some feel it's too expensive; but for many there are just no schools available.  Some primary-aged children live at home and walk many kilometers each day to get to school.  Many children, at a very early age, move in with friends or relatives so that they can be near a school.  At the end of sixth grade the children take a national exam.  Only those who pass can go on to an accredited secondary school.

Child Care Ministries in Burundi began in 1977.

 

CIA World Factbook: Burundi

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