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Burundi
(2008)
A country of both great beauty and great tragedy,
Burundi is a landlocked East African nation of over 8 million people
that shares borders with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda
and Tanzania. By all measures, Burundi has a public health crisis.
Even with the violence of the 1990s largely over, Burundi's mortality
figures still remain among the worst in the world.
Working in tandem with Partners In Health, Burundi-based
Village Health Works is striving to address this crisis in
Kigutu, in extreme southern Burundi, through the construction of
a modern health center that will ultimately serve 60,000 people
who face endemic diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.
The center’s electricity will be provided by a long-lasting solar
power system, at a total project cost of $200,000 — money still
to be raised. Please help with a
contribution >>
Contact us for project
details.
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