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Service Yezu Mwiza supports 477 beneficiaries in the income-generating activities (IGAs) of Nurem project, a project that the beneficiaries keep praising.

We are in Rubirizi where a group of 3 beneficiaries are growing rice and we found them in their field at harvest time. They explained to us that even though rice cultivation requires a lot of capital and work to get to the harvest stage, the yield makes them forget about the ordeal.
“In our group, we are two women and a young student, when Service Yezu Mwiza gave us a capital to run our microproject, we couldn’t figure out how we were going to work with a student who would still be in school while we were in the field. Fortunately, his tutor quickly joined us to do so in his place and we are working perfectly together until today,” says one of the members of this group.

Adidja, a vulnerable 16-year-old orphan, lost her parents to HIV early on. Raised by a tutor, the latter does her best to ensure her education, although Adidja no longer has her biological parents:
Beneficiaries in their fields, one month before the harvest. “I couldn't not participate, because this project is a relief for me; it has taken the burden of Adidja's school fees off my shoulders, not to mention the school kit for the 2021-2022 school year, which starts in September. I will no longer be borrowing here and there to find the money to pay for her schooling, she will be able to study easily with the complete necessary kit thanks to the income from this microproject. In addition to that, when she has free time, she also accompanies us to the fields; this way, she learns about rice growing.”,

Beneficiaries, wanted their image to no longer be just the vulnerability in which they live every day, by inviting the person in charge of the Nurem project in SYM on the day of the harvest. They wanted to express their joy and gratitude to Service Yezu Mwiza; but also, to prove that the efforts invested in this microproject were not in vain, because their harvest is estimated at more than 300 kilos of rice grains.
"As the person in charge of Nurem Project, I am happy to see that SYM's actions have a positive impact on the lives of beneficiaries especially since they benefit more than one, not only by changing vulnerable status to those who are able to support themselves, but also by creating social cohesion among themselves. ”, Testifies Ms Jeanine.

In the rice market, the demand is attractive, because rice is often part of the basic diet of Burundians. These beneficiaries therefore plan to expand their business by renting a large arable land in order to produce a significant amount of rice next season.