Burundi National Olympic Committee
Organization:
- Headquarters address: BP 6247, 10 Avenue du 18 Septembre, Rohero 1, Bujumbura, Burundi.
- Type: National Olympic Committee.
- Place of intervention: Great Lakes Region, Burundi.
- Contact: Phocas Mpezindagano
- Website: https://olympics.com/ioc/burundi
Program
- Program name: Great Lakes Program, now Peacemakers.
- Summary: This is a historic Peace and Sport program that falls into the PeaceMakers program. It is located in the Great Lakes region of Burundi.
- Objective: Participate in a peace culture by implementing the Peace and Sport methodology during extracurricular activities.
- SDGs:
– Good health and well-being (SDG 3)
– Quality education (SDG 4)
– Partnerships for the achievement of the goals (SDG 17). - Context: Burundi was marked by violence which led to a long peace process. The country also went through an economic and security crisis in 2015. Since then, measures have been implemented to obtain the maintenance of peace.
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Beneficiaries
- Number of beneficiaries: 300 children.
- Nature of beneficiaries: children from 10 different schools.
Activities
- Number of coordinators / educators: 10 educators trained by Peace and Sport.
- Sport practiced: football.
- Calendar of activities:
January / March 2021
Redefining the program.
Drafting and approval of the concept note.
April / June 2021
Launch of the program.
Teacher training in the Peace and Sport methodology and the mobile application.
Monitoring and evaluation once a month.
July / December 2021
Project follow up.
Monitoring and evaluation.
Fundraising.