ISHAKA2250 PROFILE
Slogan
SDGs Generation in Burundi.
Mission and Vision
- Promote the education of the Sustainable Development Goals in Burundi.
- Empower and lead young people and the community to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
- Promote Resolution 2250 for sustainable peace in Burundi.
ISHAKA 2250 is a non-profit youth organization dedicated to promoting SDGs Education in Burundi and measures to empower youth in SDGs achievement, highlighting the importance of young people in the development of society and the country in general. Founded by Audry RUSANGWA in June 2019, inspired by the Resolution 2250 little known by its beneficiaries: Youth, we found the same challenges for SDGs.
Burundi population is estimated at 11.8 million of people in 2020 and 90% live in rural areas. Two in three Burundians are under 25, while adolescents and young people aged 10 to 24 represent more than 34% of the population. If this 34% is aware of the Sustainable Development Goals, we will have a majority of the SDG focal points in the community and this may fortunately have the effect of influencing the region to be inculcated on SDGs.
We need a new generation that is aware of the SDGs and who can at their time, inherit their children and finally the total assurance of sustainable development. Major investments will be needed to accelerate the 2030 Agenda and benefit the people with SDGs as their culture. However, Burundi is one of the poorest countries in the world. In fact, it ranks 185th out of 189 countries on the Human Development Index, while 55.4% of young people are unemployed.
To solve this, ISHAKA 2250 is dedicated to promoting the education of the SDGs in the Burundian community, GBV awareness from an early age, creation of SDGs modules in the context of Burundi and the greater involvement of Resolution 2250.
ISHAKA 2250 needs funding and partners operating in SDGs sector for wellbeing of the achievement of 2030 Agenda. Together, let’s make the future better and sustainable.
In Burundi and all over the world, the young people are majority of the world population, but the role they have in decision-making bodies is minimal, even invisible, because there are countries where they are not even represented and when represented, they have no real power to impose their will. In Burundi, we used to say “Burundi bw ‘ejo” which means “Burundi of tomorrow”. This would not be a dream, but a reality and we are right with anybody in the world that: there is no success without succession, there must be a lot of young people in the upper hierarchy to properly prepare the future of the country. If everyone agrees that the future is the legacy of young people, wouldn’t it be important to let the youth have their say on decisions influencing the future?