Foi en Action (Faith in Action)
Foi en Action (Faith in Action)
Broader Sectors
- Health - Afya/Health
- Education - Sani/Wisdom
Demographic Focus
- Women and Girls
- Rural Communities
Cohort: 03
- East Africa
- Burundi
Foi en Action (Faith in Action) empowers at-risk Burundian women to actively engage in their communities through a holistic community and family-based approach. This transformative process quips women with the skills and confidence needed to become proactive contributors to their communities.
The Differentiator
Faith in Action empowers at-risk Burundian women to actively engage in their communities through a holistic community and family-based approach. This transformative process quips women with the skills and confidence needed to become proactive contributors to their communities.
Why Their Work Matters
In Burundi, 73% of the population lives below the poverty line and many of them are women. These women are often deprived of life skills, education and decision-making rights, leading to violence towards them and their children. In response to these challenges, Foi en Action provides essential training in three areas: entrepreneurship and solidarity funding, family support and life skills.
Partner Impact
Leadership Highlight
Virginie Niyizigma
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Virginie Niyizigma holds degrees in electro-mechanics engineering and leadership and administration.
With a background in transformational leadership, sustainable organization, mobilizing people towards specific goals, entrepreneurship, family support, and life skills, Virginie is an African Visionary Alumni of Segal Family Foundation. She has been recognized as a grassroots champion by Segal Family Foundation and holds certificates in peace building, trauma healing, nonviolent communication, project management, and administration.
Her unwavering passion lies in promoting equity among people and advocating for the rights of everyone to be respected without discrimination.
