Collaborations with the University of Burundi

Sociological Study of Giteranyi

Since 2019, our team has been collaborating with Prof. Dr. Sanctus Niragira, Rector of the University of Burundi (former Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development), to carry out a KAP (Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices) survey in Burundi. This survey allowed us to have figures and data in the field to help with requests for funds. This assessment makes it possible to compare the situation before and after the project’s implementation and allows us to measure its performance. It will be equally important to ask for feedback from the community following the changes that will take place over the course of the project.

Hydrogeological studies

Since no field study had been carried out before in Giteranyi, in 2015 we called on an on-site expert to make geological and hydrogeological investigations in the field during the first phase of the project: Prof. Dr. Charles Bakundukize, Head of the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Burundi and expert in this field. For the drilling part of the project, he is our project manager on site.

Collaboration with students at EPFL

Methanation and drinking water supply projects in the village of Giteranyi, Burundi

Created in 2020, the project consisted in studying the viability of a business model by which one would produce biogas and fertilizer from organic waste, bought from the local population. Given that this was an end-of-Master project, the project realization would was done in collaboration with the EPFL (Financial Engineering section), the association SOS Eau Giteranyi and with the University of Burundi (Prof. Dr. Sanctus Niragira and Prof. Dr. Charles Bakundukize), the latter two providing a link with the local community.

Methanation concept for Giteranyi