Burundi Country Portfolio Overview: Country program established in 2008. USADF currently U.S. African Development Foundation Partner Organization: manages a portfolio of 11 projects and one Cooperative Agreement. Country Program Coordinator: Geoffrey Kayigi Association pour le Développement Total commitment is $1.8 million. PO Box 7210, CCOAIB Building, Remera 1, Transformationnel des Communautés (DTC) Quartier Kabondo, Avenue Gihungwe Country Strategy: The program focuses on grassroots Plot 2280, Umuganda Bld , Kigali, Rwanda Tel: +250-78-830-3934 Number 5177 B.P. 929, Bujumbura, Burundi organizations, cooperatives, capacity building, and small enterprise Email:
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[email protected] Grantee Duration Value Summary ASSOPRO Maramvya 2012-2016 $153,900 Sector: Agricultural Production (Rice) 2593-BUR Beneficiaries: 570 members Town/City: Mutimbuzi Commune Summary: The project funds will be used to build the group’s capacity to function independently by providing vital infrastructure including a storage facility and huller, as well as technical training and working capital. Intergroupment Ishaka de Buhiga 2013-2017 $200,400 Sector: Agricultural Production & Processing (Maize & Potatoes) (Ishaka) Beneficiaries: 13 member associations composed of 220 farmers 2857-BUR Town/City: Buhinga Commune Summary: The project funds will be used to begin producing maize and processing maize flour. The funds will also be used to expand potato production of which a portion will be kept as seed for members and the rest will be sold for food. Union des Associations Rizicoles 2013-2015 $87,800 Sector: Agricultural Production (Rice) de Beneficiaries: 14 associations with a 3,210 members Nyabitsinda (UARN) Town/City: Nyabitsinda Commune 2918-BUR Summary: The project funds will be used to construct a storage facility, purchase farming tools, hire and train staff and provide trainings on agricultural production, leadership and management.