PROJECTS
  • 2020 Hope School, Mutaho. Multiple School Buildings
    and surrounding security wall.
  • 2019 Hope School, Mutaho.  Laptops for Classrooms
  • 2019 Hope School, Mutaho.  Administration Building
  • 2019 Hope School, Mutaho.  Benches & Metal Roof
  • 2018 Hope School, Mutaho. Teacher Housing
  • 2017 Hope School, Mutaho.  Shoes & Classroom Furniture
  • 2015 Hope School, Mutaho. Three Toilet Buildings
  • 2015 Hope School, Mutaho. Water Catchment System
  • 2011-2013 Hope School, Mutaho. Science Lab/Library, Three Classrooms.  Lab Equipment
Hope School of Nyangungu, Mutaho, Burundi

The Hope School of Nyangungu is a multi-ethnic school in rural Burundi where children, Batwa, Bahutu, Batutsi, learn together and develop the skills necessary to become active members of their community. Since 2001 the Hope School of Nyangungu has provided education to over 500 Batwa and 363 non-Batwa children. The school has enabled some of Burundi’s most vulnerable children to have access to education giving them a chance to complete primary and secondary education and sit national exams leading to greater opportunities such as university and skilled employment.

In addition to educating the children of Nyangungu the school has also strengthened community cohesion engaging the multi-ethnic community members many of whom include the parents of children who attend the school, to work together and continually play a role in all aspects of the schools development. The community of Nyangungu have become stakeholders of the school, striving to see that the school develops and succeeds.

The Hope School of Nyangungu is a multi-ethnic school in which all children, Batwa, Bahutu, Batutsi and others learn together, play together, share together and develop the skills necessary to become active members of their community. The school fosters high learning expectations of all students equally, creating an inclusive environment in which each child is valued and respected. The school takes the stance of celebrating diversity, whilst also promoting unity, this aspect is extremely important for the community of Nyangungu which in addition to the Bahutu and Batutsi groups is also homes to a substantial population of Batwa.

FACTS ABOUT BURUNDI
  1. Burundi is one of the poorest countries in the world.
  2. Burundi is a landlocked country in East Africa.
  3. It is bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.
  4. The total land area of Burundi is 10,747 square miles (27,834 square kilometres)…
  5. That makes it one of the smallest countries in Africa.
  6. Residents here are known as Burundians.
  7. The capital is Bujumbura.
  8. Burundians enjoy an equatorial climate, although this varies with altitude. There are two rainy seasons from February to May and September to November.
  9. Burundi boasts hippopotamuses, monkeys, elephants, lemurs, squirrels, bats, cheetahs, leopards, mongooses, zebras and buffalo, plus several endemic species of plants and animals.
  10. Football is the national sport of Burundi.
  11. The average life span here is 57.48 years (2016).
Foundation For Hope In Africa
1100 Grand Avenue #B306
Schofield, WI 54476 ~ 715.574.7785