Burundi

In Burundi, Pact is helping to improve lives by strengthening the country’s ability to respond to HIV and AIDS. We have also provided vital support to the many artisanal and small-scale miners who rely on mining to earn a living. Read more below.

Although it has long struggled with poverty, Burundi is a country rich in natural resources and economic opportunities. It is on a path to development, and artisanal and small-scale mining, or ASM, is making a critical contribution to that development.

For more than a decade in Burundi, Pact led field implementation of ITSCI, the International Tin Association’s tin supply chain initiative. ITSCI is the region’s only internationally accepted, operational due diligence mechanism and mineral traceability system for the 3T minerals: tungsten, tin, and tantalum. This allowed tens of thousands of miners in central Africa to earn a dignified living and build a better future for themselves and their families. In 2023, Pact transitioned its role in ITSCI to local management.

Pact and its partners are also working to reach and sustain HIV epidemic control among pregnant and breastfeeding women, adolescents, infants, and children in Burundi through the ACHIEVE project.