The Government of Canada, through Canada Fund for Local Initiatives, funded YOWLI BURUNDI with an amount of CAD dollar 20,000.00 to conduct a project that aims at equipping 60 rural indigenous young women (Batwa) with comprehensive skills and opportunities enabling them to play a role and account for their stake in the community-level development through activities pertaining to gender empowerment and implementation of the African Union Agenda 2063 as well as the Sustainable Development Goals 2030.

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On December 18^th, 2014; the associations YOWLI BURUNDI and AJAP Africaine (party I) received a fund from the African Union Commission (party II) for project implementation. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the two parties in presence of the Government of Burundi represented by the Permanent Secretary and the General Director from the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture. Media and other stakeholders involved in peace building project were present, and the ceremonies have been officially broadcasted through the radio and television. The signed MOU is an agreement between the two parties; party I accepted to implement activities convened throughout the project proposal and party II accepted to fund party I with an amount of 75,000 USD (Seventy five thousands United States Dollars) for the project implementation. 

The first Palliative Care Sensitization and awareness workshop in Burundi was successfully conducted in Bujumbura on March 28^th, 2014 under the theme “Les soins palliatifs au Burundi: Etats des Lieux et Perspectives d’Avenir”. The project was funded by The African Palliative Care Association (APCA) through the Open Society Initiative for East Africa (OSIEA) support. Burundi is the country of operation where the activity was implemented.

Aim of the Project: The project aim was to mobilize local support towards the development of palliative care in Burundi through a one day advocacy workshop for 25 local stakeholders.

Grant date: Fund was received through Bank transfer on March 22^nd, 2014 and fund was meant to support a one day workshop

YOWLI BURUNDI and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) signed a grant “Agreement” in January 2017. Through the “Agreement”, YOWLI BURUNDI accepted to implement activities detailed in the project “Youth4Youth Initiative to prevent drug abuse and promote healthy and safe mental and physical development in Burundi” and the UNODC accepted to fund activities with an amount of US$ 20,000 (twenty thousand United States dollor).