Perfect Village Communities

Perfect Village Communities (PVC)’s mission is to empower rural communities in the East African country of Burundi against poverty and human and environmental health issues.

PVC was founded in 2020 by a nurse who noticed the malnutrition and ill-health suffered by his local community and understood that this was linked not only to the accessibility of healthcare but also to the environmental degradation of their land.

It has revived lost indigenous knowledge, such as traditional medicine and practices that promote soil regeneration using natural solutions produced from local plants. This has enabled the community to replace toxic products used in agriculture that pollute the environment, harm human health, and decrease subsistence farmer’s harvest quality and livelihood.

It prioritises empowering vulnerable populations to meet their own needs while respecting the environment. By introducing regenerative agriculture, communities have become able to develop their own food value chains, enabling them to feed their families.

So far it has:

• Produced and planted 950,000 diverse seedlings and trees (including indigenous, medical and crop species).
• Regenerated over 5,000 hectares of farmland and mountains drawing on permaculture and agroecology.
• Involved over 10,000 community members in training and other activities.
• Successfully partnered with local organisations to create 4,500 new jobs and offer health services to over 12,000 patients.