The AMAHORO! State partnership between Baden-Württemberg and Burundi

Lived partnerships between Baden-Württemberg and Burundi

For more than 40 years, partnerships between people from Burundi and Baden-Württemberg have built bridges across borders and distances. The relationship between the two regions cannot be reduced to a single date or event. Rather, it is the result of a long-standing series of visits and return visits, personal relationships, and, above all, the active participation of civil society.
A parliamentary partnership developed in the 1980s. A significant moment was the signing of a partnership agreement in 2014. 
Today, numerous organizations from Baden-Württemberg and Burundian civil society, religious institutions, municipalities, and ministries are shaping the AMAHORO! state partnership. Since its establishment, the Baden-Württemberg Development Cooperation Foundation (SEZ) has coordinated the project together with the State Ministry of Baden-Württemberg the partnership work, promotes exchange and strengthens relationships through different meeting formats and networking.

The partnership aims to help build bridges between our cultures and societies in order to promote understanding, tolerance and mutual respect.
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Astère Hatungimana
Chairman of BDD eV

The partnership work of the SEZ

In 2009, a coordination office was established within the SEZ to coordinate the partnership between the two regions. In 2023, the SEZ opened a liaison office in Bujumbura.
The SEZ is the contact point for all matters related to the state partnership. We offer:

  • Consulting and networking between Baden-Württemberg and Burundi
  • Space for encounters at events such as the BW-Burundi meeting, cabarets, traveling exhibition AMAHORO, and much more
  • Funding of projects in and to Burundi through the funding line works! Burundi
  • Impulses for power- and discrimination-sensitive partnerships and public relations work

Events

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25. Sep.
AMAHORO! STATE PARTNERSHIP

AMAHORO goes to the region: Freiberg am Neckar

Full-time
  • Freiberg am Neckar
25. Sep.
AMAHORO! STATE PARTNERSHIP

BW-Burundi Network Meeting – Coffee, Climate, Cooperation: Experiences from Burundi and Colombia

17:00 - 21:00
  • Friedrichshafen
01. Oct.
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30. Nov.
AMAHORO! STATE PARTNERSHIP

AMAHORO goes to Ländle: Schramberg

Full-time
  • Schramberg
03. Ten.
AMAHORO! STATE PARTNERSHIP

Noeli Nziza – SEZ Year-End Celebration

16:00 - 19:00
  • Stuttgart

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AMAHORO goes Treffpunkt BW

From June 17th to 28th, the AMAHORO! Baden-Württemberg and Burundi state partnership was represented with a diverse program at the BW meeting point of the State Garden Show in Ellwangen. For twelve days, visitors got to know Burundi in a variety of ways.
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works! Capacity building in Bujumbura

On June 10, 2026, a capacity building event took place in Bujumbura for projects funded by state resources. This day offered numerous project coordinators the opportunity to exchange knowledge and strengthen their networks.
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Staufer Medal for Father Walter Stärk – A life in the service of humanity

For his many years of social, humanitarian and development policy work, he was awarded the Staufer Medal of the State of Baden-Württemberg on May 19, 2026 in Stuttgart.

Sport for Peace – with Charles Nkazamyampi

What role does sport play in bringing people closer together and reducing social tensions? This was one of the questions we explored at the BW-Burundi network meeting at the Fair Trade fair. We also had a special guest: Burundian sports legend Charles Nkazamyampi.
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Strengthening cooperation between universities

On February 27th, representatives from various universities in Burundi met. The focus was on exchange with the aim of establishing an academic network and strengthening scientific collaboration.
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Improving people's lives through partnerships

Ephraim Ngendakuriyo and Nils Rauscher have been partners since 2025. Both hope to improve the lives of communities through accessible education. In this interview, they tell us how they want to change people's lives and what makes a good partnership.

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