D4C strategic plan 2026-2030
Building empowered resilient, empowered rural communities in Burundi.
Our vision in 2030
A generation of empowered, resilient, solution-driven children, youth, and families equipped with skills and opportunities to build thriving, equitable and prosperous rural communities.
By 2030, we aim to:
- Give 5,000 children a strong educational foundation through quality early learning.
- Empower 10,000 youth with English, digital, and leadership skills that open doors to opportunity.
- Support 2,000 rural girls to complete secondary and higher education, building a new generation of women leaders.
- Equip 6,000 women with the financial tools, training, and confidence to grow sustainable businesses.
- Provide thousands of mothers and children with access to essential healthcare and nutrition services.
- Train 5,000 farmers in climate-smart agriculture to improve productivity and food security.
- Strengthen Dreaming for Change into a resilient, professional, and financially sustainable organization capable of long-term impact.
OUR 7 STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
- Train 5,000 teachers on inclusive, learner-centered pedagogy (classroom practice, child-centred methods),….
- 200 home-based Early Childhood Development sites serving 5,000 children, with caregivers trained in early stimulation, play-based learning, and parent engagement tools.
- 2,000 girls’ scholarships (secondary + higher education) with academic tracking and simple scholarship management systems.
- Model boarding school to nurture critical thinking and leadership.
- 10,000 youth trained in English & digital literacy through the American Shelf and youth clubs (reading, expression, career guidance).
- VSLAs expanded to 6,000 women, strengthening savings, loans, and financial literacy.
- Vocational & entrepreneurship training (soap making, baking, tailoring, locally relevant trades) with startup kits + mentoring.
- Community microfinance institution to provide capital and coaching to VSLA graduates and women/youth-led businesses.
- Maternal & child health clinic offering prenatal care, nutrition rehabilitation, and health education.
- Community Health Workers (CHWs) trained & deployed for prevention, follow-up, and referrals.
- Malnutrition reduction: porridge support, nutrition education, and kitchen gardens.
- WASH promotion (hygiene behaviors, safer water access) and integration of health topics into ECD/parent sessions.
- 5,000 farmers trained in climate-resilient, nutrition-sensitive agriculture (intercropping, soil conservation/composting, water management).
- Greenhouse construction to multiply seeds;
- Farm School for youth & farmers (modern techniques & agri-entrepreneurship).
- Household & school gardens to diversify diets; improved seeds & tools; support for farmer cooperatives and market linkages.
- Stand-up a full Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) system with digital tools and simple reporting.
- Staff development (project management, M&E, finance); stronger HR systems and wellness; board training and policy/compliance updates.
- Infrastructure upgrades (workspaces, connectivity, logistics).
- MoUs with ministries/institutions; university, NGO, foundation, private-sector partnerships.
- Active role in policy platforms relevant to education, health, and agriculture.
- A clear resource-mobilization strategy and stronger proposal development.
- Organization-wide communications strategy (branding, messaging, digital).
- Impact stories, videos, annual reports that showcase evidence.
- Sponsorship system on the website for children/students; media partnerships and public events to amplify community voices.
