The reasons cited to explain this phenomenon of drought are exaggerated deforestation in this part of Burundi and the environmental degradation and climate changes worldwide.

The famine has already pushed many families to flee to the neighboring country of Rwanda others die from hunger, the information that we hold local sources say that so far no one has yet come to the aid of this population in great need of emergency help. Please help in order to save lives of the population of Kirundo, your donation is needed for this emergency help so that we can save lives of children and their parents who victims of this famine.

We present this request to you in order to request emergency help from your office so that CCD BURUNDI may meet the urgent needs of the victims of famine in Kirundo. We thank you for any support that you are going to send. May God bless you all.

Deogratias NIYONZIMA
President and Legal Representative
CCD BURUNDI
E-mail: gdeniy@gmail.com

DETAILS OF THE EMERGENCY

In January we had heavy rain in Bujumbura and this rain caused the villages of Gatumba and Rukaramu in Commune of Mutimbuzi to be flooded and the residents of these village have lost houses and their belonging.

After the flooding, the Chief of Gatumba village called for national and international NGOs to help the population of Gatumba village in Mutimbuzi in Bujumbura Rural Province. Gatumba is located at 16 km from Bujumbura City and the heavy rains caused much damage throughout the village. Houses were destroyed and people have been evacuated from the vulnerable areas to another place where they are waiting for emergency help.

This time, 500 families have been affected by this flooding; these families have 1,800 people that need emergency help. The staff from CCD Burundi visited the affected population, met with the victims, consulted village leader, the local Government officials and other local actors. The assessment team observed the ground situation and collected information regarding the key problems especially water and sanitation, food, shelter, education and health.

We present these request to you in order to request emergency help from your office so that CCD BURUNDI may meet the urgent needs of the victims of flooding in the Gatumba and Rukaramu in the Mutimbuzi Commune. We thank you for any support that you are going to send. May God bless you all.

Deogratias NIYONZIMA
President and Legal Representative
CCD BURUNDI
E-mail: gdeniy@gmail.com

Greetings in Jesus Name.

We are sending you the Season’s Greetings. May the Lord bless your family and your
ministry with abundant grace and love in the New Year 2010!
May God bless you all.

Yours in Christ

Deogratias, Gabriella, Elijah, Joshua, David, Deborah and Peter Niyonzima

Here are photos of emergency food aid to children in Burundi  

Greetings from CCD BURUNDI.

 With the present note, I would like to inform you that nowadays 3 provinces of Burundi are experienced severe hunger, there provinces are Kirundo, Muyinga and Ruyingi. Some people from these provinces have already gone to Tanzania to look for help and many schoolchildren have stopped going to school because of hunger situation.

CCD BURUNDI would like to provide food to the most effected households and providing food to schools in those provinces. Once schoolchildren are fed, they will be able to continue to be educated.

We are requesting you to pray for this situation to be finished. May our God help us to get enough food for our beloved people. Please consider sending any help that will enable us to provide emergency food aid to our people who are facing severe hunger in Burundi. 

Thanks for your prayers and support. May God bless you richly.

Sincerely yours,

Deogratias NIYONZIMA

President and Legal Representative

Christian Community Development of Burundi

Avenue de la Mission No. 17, Rohero 1

P.O. Box 6972 Bujumbura

Burundi, Africa

Tel:  Office:   +257-29553590

       Mobile:   +257-79979036  

E-mail: gdeniy@yahoo.com

Skype : dniyonzima01

Web site: www.ccdburundi.org.uk

 

 

Greetings in Jesus Name,

 

CCD Burundi and my family wish you a blessed Christmas and Happy new Year 2009. The work of CCD Burundi is going well here in Burundi and you are invited to come to work with us in this new year of 2009. Your prayers and support for the activities of CC D Burundi,  are highly appreciated. Please share this message with your friends.

 

May God bless you  and your family richly.

Thanks.

  

Yours in Christ,

 

Deogratias NIYONZIMA
President & Legal Representative
Christian Community Development of Burundi
P.O.Box 6972 Bujumbura
Burundi, Africa
Tel: +257-79979036
E-mail: gdeniy@yahoo.com