BAHO CHILD
PROTECTION
Every Child Deserves to Come Home.
"Baho" means "to live" — to truly live, not merely survive. A 12-month journey walking street-connected children and their families back to each other.
12
Month Journey
2,800–7,000
Children on Kigali's Streets
87%
Experienced home violence before leaving
The Reality
Behind Every Child
Is a Family in Pain.
Between 2,800 and 7,000 children live or work on the streets of Kigali. Behind each child is a family in pain.
87%
of children EFC works with experienced violence at home before leaving
91%
of their parents show signs of unresolved trauma
Why Baho Is Different
"Migration to the streets is a crisis of broken relationships — not simply a socioeconomic problem."
This is why Baho does not simply reunite children with families. It heals the families children return to. Without healing the home, reintegration fails. Baho addresses both sides of the door.
The Approach
12-Month Journey of Accompaniment
For Children
- Narrative Exposure approaches
- Trauma-informed play-based sessions
- Educational reintegration
- Comprehensive case management
For Parents & Caregivers
- Trauma processing using evidence-informed approaches
- IMIZI MYIZA parenting program
- Urugo couples sessions
- Substance use support
For Communities
- Training IZU (Inshuti z'Umuryango) community support volunteers
- 60 volunteers trained annually
- 200+ monthly home visits
- Recognized by local government
Community Volunteers — IZU
Inshuti z'Umuryango — Friends of the Family
We train community support volunteers recognized by local government — 60 volunteers trained annually, conducting 200+ monthly home visits. Healing that lives in communities, not just in centers.
What Baho Achieves
Measurable Impact
70%
Reduction in trauma responses
75%
Sustained reintegration at 12 months
60%
Children returning to formal schooling
360
IZU volunteers trained by 2031
7,200
Families in ongoing community accompaniment
600
Children reintegrated by 2031
Help a Child
Find Their Way Home.
Donate to the Baho Program, partner with us on child protection, or contact us to learn more.