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Stories

Stories of possibility

Potential, not pity.

We share what children hope for and what support made possible — never private details. Children are identified by first name, initials, or not at all, and nothing is published without consent.

Children with the exercise books and reading materials they received, holding messages about education and hope.
Children with the exercise books and reading materials they received, holding messages about education and hope.
Younger children with their new school materials.
Younger children with their new school materials.
Children and volunteers after a distribution visit in Burundi.
Children and volunteers after a distribution visit in Burundi.
Pupils at their desks during a school visit in Burundi.
Pupils at their desks during a school visit in Burundi.
A volunteer speaking to a full classroom, wearing the shirt that reads “Ahari ubumenyi hari icizere ca kazoza”.
A volunteer speaking to a full classroom, wearing the shirt that reads “Ahari ubumenyi hari icizere ca kazoza”.
A volunteer sharing refreshments with the children during a visit.
A volunteer sharing refreshments with the children during a visit.

Burundi • East Africa

The words the children held up

On the day of a school visit, the children held signs in four languages. These are their words, in their own languages.

  • Kirundi

    AHARI UBUMENYI HARI ICIZERE CA KAZOZA

  • English

    WHERE THERE IS GOOD EDUCATION THERE IS GREAT HOPE

  • Français

    LÀ OÙ IL Y A UNE BONNE ÉDUCATION, IL Y A UN GRAND ESPOIR

  • Kiswahili

    PALE AMBAPO KUNA ELIMU NZURI, KUNA TUMAINI KUU

And a thank you of their own

THANK YOU EBY, THANK YOU KIA

Written by the children themselves after a school visit, thanking Nimubona and the school where his own journey began.

Children in Burundi holding handwritten signs in Kirundi, English, French and Kiswahili about education and hope.
Children with the exercise books and reading materials they received, holding messages about education and hope.

How we tell a story

  1. Before

    What challenge existed?

  2. Support

    What support was provided?

  3. Journey

    What happened?

  4. Possibility

    What does the child now hope for?

The first stories are being prepared with the children and their families, and will be published here once consent is confirmed.