{"id":67645,"date":"2026-05-15T14:08:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaziospadoni.org\/hic-sum\/burundi-africa-progetto-15-di-72\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T15:32:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T14:32:00","slug":"burundi-africa-project-15-of-72","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spaziospadoni.org\/en\/hic-sum\/burundi-africa-project-15-of-72\/","title":{"rendered":"Burundi – Africa | Project #15 of 72"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sister Lea – Ngozi (Burundi)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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PROJECT 15 of 72<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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MISSION<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Location<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ngozi<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Diocese<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ngozi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Burundi<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Continent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Africa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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GPS coordinates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-2.90648 29.82039<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Time zone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UTC+2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CONGREGATION<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Congregation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congr\u00e9gation des S\u0153urs du C\u0153ur Immacul\u00e9 de Marie – Suore Bene Mariya<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Motherhouse<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ngozi, Burundi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Diocese<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ngozi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Country<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burundi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Continent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Africa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Congregation Feast Day<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Immaculate Heart of Mary<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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GPS coordinates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-2.90648 29.82039<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Time zone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UTC+2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Contact person<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sister Lea<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mother General<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sister Daphrose Kiraniguye<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Website<\/p>\n\n\n\n

hhcj.it<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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TRAINING ORGANIZATION<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Name<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Misericordia di Arezzo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Location<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arezzo (AR)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Country<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Italy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Continent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Europe<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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GPS coordinates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

43.46468 11.87941<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Time zone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UTC+1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Start date<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18\/07\/2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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End date<\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tutor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paolo Martinelli<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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REAL SPACE<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Project manager<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sister Lea<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Start date<\/p>\n\n\n\n

December 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Type<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pane di Misericordia<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Pane di Misericordia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Sister Lea – spazio + spadoni 300×300<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Within a few months of returning, and thanks to financial support from spazio + spadoni, Sister Lea managed to start a small poultry farm. However, the venture was unsuccessful because a disease killed almost all the animals. The Congregation made a 39-are plot of land available for developing the projects. The sisters aim to develop bread production and grow legumes. While the project and its expected costs and revenues are being redefined, Sister Lea, drawing on the training she completed in Italy through the spazio + spadoni HIC SUM project, began producing homemade pasta and biscuits and successfully sold some of them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sister Lea belongs to the Suore Bene Mariya Congregation and returned to Ngozi, Burundi, after training at Misericordia di Arezzo. While Sister Lea was in Italy, two other sisters from her Congregation trained at different Misericordie in the province of Arezzo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few days after returning to Burundi, she attended an advanced course on poultry farming and began looking for breeders and suppliers who could help her establish a chicken coop. In Ngozi, Sister Lea works at her community\u2019s hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more<\/strong> UISG | Interview with Mother General Daphrose Kiraniguye (Burundi)<\/a> Suore Bene Mariya on Mission in Italy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Timeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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25.01 | Relationship begins<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The partnership between spazio + spadoni and the Suore Bene Mariya begins<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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08.04 | Relationship with the Misericordia begins<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The partnership between spazio + spadoni and Misericordia di Arezzo begins<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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18.07 | Sister arrives<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sister Lea arrives in Italy and is welcomed by Misericordia di Arezzo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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18.07 | Sister arrives<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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18.07-31.12 | Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

During her stay at the Misericordia, Sister Lea took technical courses in first aid, bread making, livestock farming, beekeeping, and agriculture<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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24-25.07 | Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Project training takes place between Misericordia di Monte San Savino and Misericordia di Arezzo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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06-11.09 | Convention Fare Spazio alla Reciprocit\u00e0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sister Lea participates in the Convention created and promoted by spazio + spadoni at the Convento di San Cerbone (LU)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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13.10 | Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Technical training by spazio + spadoni at Misericordia di Arezzo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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12.11 | First funding disbursed<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Intended for attending specific courses<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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27.12 | Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Technical training by spazio + spadoni at Misericordia di Arezzo and project evaluation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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20.01 | Sister departs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sister Lea returns to Ngozi, Burundi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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February | Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sister Lea attends a poultry farming course in Bujumbura<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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February | Training<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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07.04 | Second funding disbursed<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Intended for purchasing the oven<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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January | Pasta and biscuit sales begin<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sister Lea begins selling the pasta and biscuits she produces<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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01.05 | Meeting with the Mother General<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

During the UISG Assembly held in Rome from 5 to 9 May, spazio + spadoni met Mother Daphrose and hosted her for the entire conference at the Motherhouse of the Figlie di Maria Missionarie sisters<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Project Evaluations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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August 2021 Discussion of the project to be<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

launched upon returning to Burundi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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February 2022<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Monitoring<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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March 2022<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Monitoring<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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April 2022<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Monitoring<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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December 2022 Study of the local environment and<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

market in which to carry out the project<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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May 2023 Update on the status of<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

project implementation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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