The Cibitoke project is progressing with the rehabilitation of the Nyaruseke and Nyaruhanga springs. Despite severe logistical challenges, the restoration of reservoirs and fountains paves the way for the completion of the 21-kilometer aqueduct
Water source of life and development
Burundi Aqueduct: inside the construction site with Emanuela’s diary (Part 2)
Between the hills of Rugombo and Mugina, the construction of the aqueduct becomes a collective undertaking
Mission diary: the impact of eco-latrines
Emanuela discusses the impact of eco-latrines in Burundi: a solution that guarantees hygiene, protects the environment, and produces a natural fertilizer capable of regenerating local agriculture.
Burundi: women working on a water pipeline
A new future for women with the Water, Source of Life and Development project: being included in the construction of the aqueduct is changing their social role
Cibitoke aqueduct: first results of the work!
This is an update on the work directly from the field in Cibitoke province (Burundi). The news is excellent
In the Cibitoke school where everyone waits for drinking water
For more than seven hundred students, the “Water: Source of Life and Development” project will bring health, hygiene and concentration to the classroom
Cibitoke: simultaneous excavations on six hills
Work is progressing in parallel in the areas affected by the project to build a new drinking water aqueduct
“Water will change our lives”
More than 3,500 families are preparing for a profound transformation of their daily lives, aware of the importance of safeguarding this precious asset to guarantee health, well-being and a future
Cibitoke, excavations for the new aqueduct begin
The groundbreaking ceremony took place on April 24. There was great participation from the communities of the six hills that will be crossed by the new water network.
Seven hours of walking for a survey
In the province of Cibitoke, technicians and coordinators walked along the entire route of the future aqueduct
Cibitoke: latrines finished!
The construction of 35 ecological latrines in Burundi has been completed. The community is satisfied and ready to face this new phase of development
Cibitoke, work on a new aqueduct starting in February
The new water network will bring drinking water to areas where it has never reached, improving hygiene and health of communities











