Burundi has more than 830,000 orphans living in extreme poverty, more than one tenth of the population. Often left to their own devices, these children do not have access to basic services such as health care or education.

In a country where the primary school enrollment rate is 74%, the enrollment rate for orphans and vulnerable children is 20%. AMADE Burundi, whose mission is to promote the protection of children and the economic self-promotion of vulnerable households, has intervened since its creation to improve access to education for orphans and vulnerable children. It is through the savings and credit program "Nawe n'uze" that the communities' members, gathered together in solidarity groups, manage to self-finance the purchase of school kits for OVC and the consolidation of a credit fund for the financing of Income Generating Activities (IGR) for the benefit of the orphans' tutors.

In 2014, the solidarity groups supervised by AMADE Burundi managed to save nearly 100,000 € and finance the purchase of school kits for 42,749 OVC.

In 2015, the group's savings and credit activities were disrupted due to the political, security and economic crisis that led more than 250,000 people to flee Burundi to neighboring countries.