Sustainable jobs in honey with the Bee King

Every bee hive has its queen. In Burundi, they also have a king. Domitien Nzirorera is the country’s expert on…

Meet 3 interns from Burundi that are carving out their careers

Burundi’s employment market offers few opportunities for youth and the resulting youth unemployment has become one of the country’s main…

IGNITE Conference: September 13, 2022

SPARK is to host the 9th edition of its annual IGNITE conference on Tuesday 13th September this year. The event,…

How a women-led Burundian VSLA turned into a thriving business

With the help of coaching and training, a women-led village savings and loan association (VSLA) flourished into a business that…

2021: Responding, innovating and building in fragile states

COP26: How we are supporting SMEs to become climate-resilient

On the final day of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, adaptation and adaptation finance for…