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    Summary of country programme

    From 2014, UN Women Burundi has been supporting community-level resilience-building by reinforcing women’s economic empowerment, strengthening their effective participation and leadership in peace, security and humanitarian processes, and through efforts to eradicate violence against women and girls, using gender-transformative approaches. 

    UN Women’s comparative advantage in Burundi has been acknowledged by government, donors and other stakeholders, in the development of the National Action Plan (NAP) for the UN Security Council’s Resolution 1325 (2000), in building women leaders' capacities, in the development and dissemination of the Women’s National Agenda on Peace and Development, and in its close collaboration with Women Peace Mediators for social cohesion and conflict prevention. 

    UN Women is mandated to work with the government, CSOs, UN Agencies, and Women’s and Youth Associations to ensure progress on gender equality and women’s empowerment in Burundi and to implement the UN’s Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework and achieve Sustainable Development Goals 5 and 16, ensuring that no one is left behind. 

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    Advancing SDGs: UN Women's impact and key achievements
    In 2024, UN Women achieved a significant outcome related to the economic empowerment of women through value chain development, that contributed to the advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals 1, 2, 5, 8, 9 and 12. A total of 7,841 persons (7,017 women and 824 men) benefitted directly from different value chains as per the table below:




    Value Chain


    Women


    Men




    Oil palm


    353


    46




    Rice


    792


    302




    Wheat flour


    108


    0




    Beans


    1008


    161




    Livestock


    787


    286




    Cassava


    39


    0




    Others (mushroom, honey) and off farm value chains: sewing, restauration etc


    3930


    29




    Total


    7017


    824





    Support included materials, financial management, entrepreneurship training, and market access, leading to income increases of up to 42%. Compared to 2023, when 4,923 women improved their incomes, the impact has grown. Women also gained leadership skills, with 72% of those supported by CREOP JEUNES enhancing their leadership practices. Additionally, awareness campaigns were conducted in partnership with the SENAT to encourage women's participation in elections.
    Increased household incomes allowed 80% of women to provide for their families' education, nutrition, and healthcare. Improvements in palm oil production—from artisanal to semi-industrial—are expected to significantly boost income, with projections of up to 2,000 USD daily once infrastructure is completed. Furthermore, 60% of women's groups established new distribution channels, such as direct sales and wholesaler partnerships, increasing revenue.
    These efforts contributed to poverty reduction and gender equality in 10 out of 18 provinces in Burundi. Collaboration between UN Women, government ministries, technical services, suppliers, and local partners was essential in maximizing impact and strengthening women’s economic empowerment in alignment with the SDGs.

    Results and resources

    Outcomes (aligned with interagency frameworks)
    BDI_D_1.1

    By 2027, more Burundians, especially the most vulnerable, benefit from a strengthened governance system and a more diversified and inclusive economy, including through regional integration

    BDI_D_1.1.1

    Line ministries, UN agencies, the parliament and other partners have coordinated approaches and strengthened capacities for the development and/or adoption of gender-responsive laws, policies, strategies, programmes, plans and budgets

    BDI_D_1.1.2

    Women – including women leaders – have knowledge as well as technical and financial capacity to assert their rights and participate to national and local governance structures, including conflict prevention and resolution mechanisms.

    BDI_D_1.1.3

    Women’s organizations and human rights organizations networks have capacity to engage communities, including men and boys, in favor of women’s participation in decision-making and economic opportunities

    BDI_D_1.1.4

    Targeted public institutions have capacities and tools to produce, disseminate and use gender statistics and sex-disaggregated data to inform the development of policies and strategies on gender equality

    BDI_D_1.1.5

    Output 1.5. UN Women effectively supports accountability of the UN for the commitments on GEWE.

    BDI_D_2.1

    By 2027, more Burundians, especially the most vulnerable, benefit from a strengthened governance system and a more diversified and inclusive economy, including through regional integration

    BDI_D_2.1.1

    Women in producer groups and cooperatives have capacities to access value chains , productive resources and key markets.

    BDI_D_2.1.2

    Young girls have enhanced capacities in CODING and ICT

    BDI_D_2.1.3

    Women including household members are aware of improved food preparation and consumption of local food products with high nutrition value.

    BDI_D_3.1

    By 2027, more Burundians, especially children, young people, women and the most vulnerable, have equitable and quality access to basic social services adapted to the life cycle

    BDI_D_3.1.1

    Institutional partners and UN agencies have technical capacities to analyze, plan, monitor, evaluate and report on the prevention and response to violence against women and girls, including sexual exploitation and abuse.

    BDI_D_3.1.2

    Survivors of gender-based violence have strengthened access to quality, integrated and victim/survivor-centered services.

    BDI_D_3.1.3

    Institutional partners, civil society organizations, including women organizations, private sector, the media and academia have increased technical capacities to promote the human rights of women and positive social norms in favor of gender equality.

    BDI_D_4.1

    People of Burundi benefit from improved environmental and natural resource management practices and systems for preparing for and responding to natural and man-made shocks.

    BDI_D_4.1.1

    Women, including young women, have technical and financial capacities in climate smart agriculture

    BDI_D_4.1.2

    Communities affected by natural and human-induced shocks, particularly women and girls, have access to livelihood support for stronger recovery and resilience.

    Organizational effectiveness and efficiency
    BDI_O_1

    It' s of tremendous importance for all UN Women staff to uphold the highest standards of conduct including in financial and other resources management

    BDI_O_2

    UN-Women effectively leverages and expands its partnerships, communications and advocacy capabilities to increase support for and financing of the gender equality agenda, while securing sustainable resourcing for the delivery of its own mandate

    BDI_O_3

    UN-Women strategically plans for and transforms its business model to deliver impact at scale, through agile and ethical leadership rooted in a continuous improvement culture

    BDI_O_4

    With its unique and inclusive culture, UN-Women is an employer of choice with a diverse and highly performing cadre of personnel that embodies UN values

    BDI_O_5

    UN-Women efficiently and effectively discharges of all business processes that advance integrated delivery of its mandate at HQ, Regional and Country levels, including through shared services

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    OutcomeBDI_D_1.1
    Outcome result statementIn response to the different causes of gender inequalities, targeted tools to initiate the reforms necessary for gender equality and the empowerment of women will be produced and training organized. The INSBU (National Institute of Statistics of Burundi) will be trained and will benefit from data collection tools that can inform GEWE programming. The role of women, including young women, will be strengthened through support for women's organizations active in peace and dialogue. Emphasis will be placed on promoting the leadership of vulnerable women and girls (returnees, displaced persons, victims of violence, Batwa/indigenous women, albinos) and access to information, goods, the creation of initiatives income generators, the use of ICT. Women leaders will be technically and financially able to access value chains, claim their rights and participate in national and local governance structures. Advocacy will be undertaken to improve the participation of women in elections.
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    OutcomeBDI_D_2.1
    Outcome result statementTo reach this taget, Actions will help women, including young women, to have the technical and financial capacity to access value chains, productive resources, technologies and innovations, the consumption of nutritious local food products and remunerative and job-creating markets. Their capacities will be strengthened in the production, processing of agri-food products, marketing and consumption of nutritious local food products. Emphasis will be placed on access to information, goods, the creation of income-generating initiatives, the use of ICTs, the strengthening of multimedia centres. A guarantee fund made available will enable groups of women and girls to access credit in the financial institutions chosen.
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    OutcomeBDI_D_3.1
    Outcome result statementIncreasing government institutions capacities in designing, implementing, monitoring, and reporting on progress in implementing SGBV prevention and response policies, strategies, and programs with a focus on strengthening institutional accountability and strengthening the service providers capacities to provide a minimum standard of essential services (medical care, legal aid, psychosocial assistance and socio-economic) to help restore the dignity of survivors. The Country Office will use the positive masculinity as a prevention approach and strengthening the community support role for VAWG survivors with a focus on changing social norms at the community
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    OutcomeBDI_D_4.1
    Outcome result statementTo address this and based on the premise that the participation and leadership of women and girls, in all their diversity, is essential to make climate, environment and disaster risk reduction a reality. UN Women will ensure that: (i) Women and girls, the main farmers, have the technical and financial capacity to participate effectively in national agricultural initiatives resilient to climate change as well as economic alternatives adapted to their needs in times of shocks. (ii) Women and girls in communities affected by natural and man-made shocks have access to livelihoods and resilience through access to dignity kits in a humanitarian context. (iii) Institutional partners, UNS entities, women's organizations and other actors have coordinated approaches and strengthened technical capacities to integrate the differentiated needs of women into their policies, programmes and strategies for preparedness and response to shocks.
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    Outcome result statementIt' s of tremendous importance for all UN Women staff to uphold the highest standards of conduct including in financial and other resources management
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    OutcomeBDI_O_2
    Outcome result statementUN-Women effectively leverages and expands its partnerships, communications and advocacy capabilities to increase support for and financing of the gender equality agenda, while securing sustainable resourcing for the delivery of its own mandate
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    OutcomeBDI_O_3
    Outcome result statementUN-Women strategically plans for and transforms its business model to deliver impact at scale, through agile and ethical leadership rooted in a continuous improvement culture
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    OutcomeBDI_O_4
    Outcome result statementWith its unique and inclusive culture, UN-Women is an employer of choice with a diverse and highly performing cadre of personnel that embodies UN values
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    OutcomeBDI_O_5
    Outcome result statementUN-Women efficiently and effectively discharges of all business processes that advance integrated delivery of its mandate at HQ, Regional and Country levels, including through shared services
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