JRMD / YRWD

YRWD - JRMD, is a non-profit organization seeking to promote Reconciliation and Peace through rebuilding the hope and homes of the traumatized hearts caused by ethnic wars, injustice, and divisions in Burundi. The JRMD/YRWD focuses on the material and moral reconstruction of the World in Destruction. Its objectives are the:

National reconciliation and the education of peace
Promotion of techniques for settling conflicts peacefully, namely mediation, conciliation and arbitration according to the culture of the country
Creation of a culture of Compassion in Action
Rebuilding of homes for the needy people and the victims of war.

Within the context of these objectives, JRMD/YRWD organizes workshops, conferences of an international nature, studies or other kinds of training. Since its inception in September, 1994, JRMD/YRWD has been able to rebuild over 3,000 houses. We believe this has contributed to rebuilding peace and reconciliation among the Burundian community. We are based in Burundi, which is bordered by Rwanda, the Congo and Tanzania. The area is known as the Great Lakes Region. Burundi is home to 8 million Hutu, Tutsi and Twa, who speak one language-Kirundi.

Photos and Videos about our work in Burundi, together with our different partners

Photos and videos about our work in Burundi, together with our different partners and the people we are serving since 1994 “ Rebuilding Homes and Hopes for the victims of the war and the very needy people - Bringing healing in a wounded community by sharing compassion in action and showing our solidarity with those in need - Caring for the orphans and needy children by providing shelters and school materials “ Enabling widows and needy families to become self sufficient through agriculture and micro lending projects - Organizing workshops and conferences for church and lay leaders by equipping and involving them in peace building and reconciliation through sharing Christian’s Love and Compassion in Action.

‎3 homes have been completed for 3 widow families, in Ruhagarika Village, a location where JRMD/YRWD is building the orphanage and school. This makes the total of 3,203 homes that JRMD/YRWD has been able to build since its inception in 1994 update. We give thanks to our donors for enabling us to provide shelters to orphans, widows and needy families, victims of the war and Aids in Burundi. May God bless each one of them.