We train Burundi's best graduates to TEACH LEAD TRANSFORM
A two-year fellowship that places Burundi's brightest graduates in underserved schools—where they teach students, mobilize communities, and become the system-changers Burundi needs.
70% of Burundian children drop out before Grade 9.
of rural schools lack qualified teachers
student-to-teacher ratio in classrooms
of students read below grade level
The crisis isn't access. It's leadership.
See How LEAD Works
Watch our 120-second explainer to understand the LEAD model.
In 120 seconds, discover how we're building the leadership pipeline Burundi's education system needs.
How LEAD Works: From One Fellow to Systemic Change
Stage 1: Teach — Years 1-2
FELLOWS TEACH
- 100 students per fellow
- 2-year commitment
- 200+ hours of training
Outcome:
↳ 100 students improve learning outcomes
Stage 2: Lead — Years 3-5
FELLOWS LEAD
- School leaders
- Teacher coaches
- Community mobilizers
Outcome:
↳ 1,000+ students influenced
↳ 5-10 teachers coached
Stage 3: Transform — Years 5-10+
ALUMNI TRANSFORM THE SYSTEM
- Ministry of Education policy roles
- School directors
- Teacher trainers
Outcome:
↳ 10,000+ students annually
↳ Policy changes that scale
This Is Why It Compounds
Years 1-2
One fellow teaches directly
Years 3-5
As a school leader & coach
Years 5-10
Through policy & system change
Fellows in Cohort 1
Alumni by Year 10
Students Annually
Why This Model Works
Direct Classroom Impact
Two years of full-time teaching—not consulting. Real classrooms, real results.
Community Rootedness
Fellows live where they teach. They build trust and mobilize parents.
Alumni Multiplier
After 2 years, fellows become school leaders and teacher trainers—multiplying impact.
System Transformation
Alumni rise into government and reshape policies at national scale.
This is how 30 fellows become 500 alumni influencing 70,000+ students annually.
Burundian-led. Globally proven.
100% Indigenous Leadership
LEAD for Burundi is founded, led, and staffed entirely by Burundians. Our fellows are university graduates fluent in Kirundi and French, recruited from all provinces—with intentional focus on rural communities.
This isn't aid. This is nation-building.
Florian Mbanga
Founder
Clarisse Kaneza
Co_Founder
Steve Guma
Program Manager
Teach For All Network Partner
AspiringLEAD for Burundi builds on 17 years of evidence from the Teach For All global network—61 countries, 100,000+ alumni, a proven model.
We adapt global best practices to Burundi's context: our curriculum, our culture, our communities.
We recruit Burundi's most promising graduates—across all disciplines.
Fellows
- Burundian university graduates
- All disciplines welcome—education, engineering, business, sciences, humanities
- Fluent in Kirundi + French
- Commit to 2 years in underserved schools
- Receive salary, housing, training, coaching
Partners
- Schools in underserved provinces
- Ministry of Education and government bodies
- Funders committed to long-term impact
- Organizations aligned with our mission
Supporters
- Individual donors
- Diaspora community
- Volunteers
- Advocates and storytellers