Women in Burundi often face all kinds of gender-based barriers to a quality life and lack the independence-financial or otherwise- to free themselves. World Merit Burundi is raising money so that they can put into place the "Girl Up" project. "Girl Up" helps offer women the financial means they would need to become independently financial. This is vitally important as generating Income will improve opportunities for Women- it will open doors to education, to personal independence, and create pathways to a better life to rural women who are particularly at risk.

Mission: To increase female employment and economic empowerment in Burundi through entrepreneurship and agribusiness.

Vision: To promote successful agricultural-based entrepreneurship as a mechanism for Burundis women to take charge of their economic livelihoods and accelerate the development of their communities.

Project Components at a Glance:

Startup Advising & Mentorship : For aspiring startups, micro-enterprises, and early stage ventures, our services are geared toward helping our clients realize their idea. Our consultants offer comprehensive consulting, strategic planning, and marketing management alongside financial training. Together, these services help our beneficiaries bring efficiency to their business models and to take their revenues much farther.

Female Economic & Financial Empowerment: Our project partners are already at work organizing groups of women in rural communities to establish Saving/Lending communities 1 as a means to help women-led micro-enterprises generate startup capital.

Provision of seeds and fertilizers: Since many female-led microenterprises in Burundi are rooted in farming, Girl Up supports women farmers by providing them crucial capital inputs like seeds and fertilizers. This will lower the costs of their production, increase total productivity and allow them to increase their total profit more quickly.