Our history

Our history is based on the champion Venuste Niyongabo. He is a great figure in the sporting history of Burundi and in the world of Sport in general for having achieved a memorable victory by taking the gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the first and only Olympic medal in Burundi.

Although he resides in Italy, he continued to be a good citizen and a patriot always ready to serve his country for a socio-economic recovery in synergy with his fellow citizens, being strongly committed to the field of solidarity and open to international collaboration.

It is from this sporting experience and this propensity towards humanitarian and development works that three other people joined this gold medal and began to work together in order to achieve the same goals. All of them also agreed that the Foundation should bear the name and surname of this nationally and internationally renowned sports star: Venuste Niyongabo.

About Us

We are a public utility foundation called “Fondation Vénuste Niyongabo, FVN in acronym”. It is a non-governmental organization registered under Burundian law in 2022. It is a group of four people with common goals, determined to work together to promote quality education, good health for all, and integral human development, with particular attention to vulnerable people. Its head office is located in the town hall of Bujumbura, Burundi’s economic capital, in Commune de Mukaza, Quartier Asiatique, Avenue Songa n°10.

At present, the Foundation is concentrating its efforts on the regions of Bujumbura Mairie, Makamba and Bururi, although it has already collaborated with other localities in the past.

«Always working together to do good. » is the motto of the Foundation. It is a motivation that drives all members to commit themselves through concrete actions so that the good spreads everywhere, bearing in mind that the privileged target of our actions is the vulnerable person.

The Foundation has management tools, action plans, monitoring-evaluation plans as well as a rigorous periodic reporting system, which permit it to have an overview of the progress of its projects. Our intervention areas are: health, education, environment, strengthening of economic power, sport.

To do good always in the name of solidarity.

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Our Mission

Mission

Our mission is to promote the well-being of communities by strengthening access to education, health, food security and local economic development, through concrete, inclusive and sustainable actions.

Vision

FVN works for resilient and fulfilled communities where everyone has access to quality education, adequate health care, sufficient food through sustainable agriculture, and economic opportunities for sustainable local development.

Targets

The main targets of the Foundation focus on the four strategic axes and namely consist in the following activities:

  • Improve access to quality, inclusive education for every child;
  • Strengthen the healthcare system to ensure better care;
  • Protect and promote children’s rights through specific,;
  • inclusive programs;
  • Stimulate economic development in rural communities for a lasting impact;
  • Ensure food security for communities by supporting sustainable, environmentally-friendly, income-generating agriculture;