Emergency response &
Building Resilience
WHAT WE DO
Peace and Social Cohesion
Peace and Social Cohesion
GRD promotes social harmony through awareness campaigns, and positive community values. It addresses conflicts through dialogue, workshops, and cultural events, supports displaced persons and returnees, and monitors land disputes for peaceful resolution.
Child and Adolescent Protection
Child and Adolescent Protection
We offer psychological and legal support, document and report child abuse and neglect, while promoting child access to basic rights. We run awareness campaigns, organize youth dialogue sessions and entrepreneurship trainings
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)
We raise awareness hygiene, advocate for clean water access, and respond to disease outbreaks. We distribute hygiene kits, build temporary latrines during displacements, and support national water projects to improve hygiene and reduce health risks.
Food Security and Environmental Protection
Food Security and Environmental Protection
GRD supports farmers with cooperatives, credit access, modern farming methods, and training in food processing and storage. It also helps provide farming tools to strengthen food systems and protect natural resources.
Our purpose is rooted in a deep commitment to the well-being of vulnerable populations in Burundi. Our aim is to respond to the urgent needs of communities affected by natural disasters, conflict, displacement, food insecurity, the growing impact of climate change among others.
Founded in 2025 by Floribert Kubwayezu, GRD was created to support and strengthen national and community-led efforts in disaster prevention, humanitarian response, and sustainable development. We work to provide life-saving aid, restore dignity, promote social cohesion, and empower communities to build resilient futures through locally grounded, strategic interventions.
GRD’s mission is to promote community well-being by contributing to a stable, united, and thriving society. Our Organization supports national efforts across four pillars: Peace and social cohesion, Disaster Risk Reduction, Humanitarian Response, and Sustainable Development through an inclusive approach addressing Conflict, Displacement, Poverty, and Environmental threats.
Our values
Humanity
GRD is guided by the value of humanity. It works to promote well being, protect lives, and bring hope focusing on a caring, people-first approach, especially for children, adolescents, and families affected by crisis.
Integrity
GRD operates with honesty, transparency, and a strong commitment to doing what’s right, ensuring accountable, consistent actions that truly serve communities in need.
Impartiality &
Neutrality
GRD delivers impartial aid without discrimination and ensuring dignity and equitable support for all.