Burundi

Demographic Data

  • Total Population: 10.82 million
  • Population under 15: 45%
  • Life Expectancy at Birth: 54 years
  • Human Development Index: 184 out of 188
  • World Bank Status (high, middle, low income): Low income
  • HIV/AIDS Prevalence (age 15-49): 1.1%
  • Mean Household Composition: 4.8 members
  • Female-Headed Households: 27%
  • Early Marriage (% of children married by 18 years): 20%

Sources: World Bank, UNICEF, UNDP HDR 2015, DHS 2010

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Georgetown University Collaborative on Global Children's Issues ,

The Children and Youth Resource Hub is a searchable database that preserves publicly available U.S. government-funded resources on children in adversity and youth development.

Faith to Action,

Date: April 28-30, 2026

Location: Kansas City, KS

Paromita Chattoraj,

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the institutional, legal, and social frameworks surrounding child protection in India. Anchored in a multidisciplinary approach, the book brings together insights from law, social work, psychology, education, and public policy to examine how various systems interact in addressing the issues related to protection of children from abuse, neglect, trafficking, and exploitation.

Jeremy Shiffman, Innocent Kamya, Adam D. Koon, et al.,

This article examines how national care systems for orphans and vulnerable children in Cambodia, Uganda, and Zambia are governed, drawing on case studies and a review of existing research. It highlights the gap between strong policy commitments and weak on-the-ground implementation, pointing to historical, political, and capacity-related factors that hinder effective care and protection.

Justin Rogers and Ian Thomas,

This chapter in the book, Social Work Reflections, explores social work’s role in supporting care-experienced people and their families. It examines how social workers can promote meaningful participation and engagement across the life course for people with care experience.

International Social Services (ISS),

Learn how this curriculum can help you address critical challenges faced by children on the move.

Children's Task Force on Care Reform,

The Children’s Taskforce on Global Care Reform is being established to ensure the voices of children and young people with lived experience (of being without parental care, of the care system, or have been at risk of family separation, f

Better Care Network, Child Identity Protection (CHIP), Institute for Inspiring Children's Futures, UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies & UNICEF,

Date: Tuesday, 16 December 2025

Start time: 0800 New York / 1300 London / 1400 Geneva / 2100 Manila (90 mins) 

Global Initiative to Support Parents,

Date: Thursday, December 4, 2025

Family for Every Child,

Date: December 4, 2025

Time: 15:00 - 16:00 UTC