It was during a 5th day of December 2022 when a massive rainfall was experienced in Rumonge commune. Kizuka Zone became the most affected region in its five collines: Kizuka, Kagongo, Gatwe, Mwange and Mibanda. The event led to a destructive flood in which residents lost their houses, destruction of domestic instruments, some food stocks, school learning instruments, intensive agricultural loss in over 100 hectors of farming fields and other corresponding losses. Among of other problems, the community suffered from lack of shelters, some food and inability to attend schools. They lived under the risk of unhealthy environment due to random waste spread through the flood.
The Diocese of Rumonge through its BST Agency has co-operated with TearFund Burundi to reach the vulnerable flood victims in Kizuka Zone to ensure their welbeing. It was during 20th January 2023 when the Diocese through Development Sector (Secteur de développement et sécurité alimentaire, lutte contre la pauvreté et autonomisation de la communauté) and TearFund Burundi visited the community and provide the victims with domestic materials as well as comforting speech. The visitors distributed water gallons, pans, soaps, exercise books, pens and other domestic materials. The beneficiaries were 277 vulnerable households determined as the most worth to the providence.
In addition, they required the community to work hard for restoration of their life standards, improving level of productivity in agriculture, to adopt modern farming methods and to intensify preservation of environment by planting trees to avoid soil degradation.
The presence of other government development stakeholders from Rumonge Provence in the subsequent Kizuka distribution expressly denotes the government recognition of brotherhood service handled by the two partners (Diocese of Rumonge and TearFund Burundi).
