Discovery School in Burundi was begun 9 years ago by my cousin and his wife, Jesse and Joy Johnson. They have three growing boys. Here is some information on their goals for the school (from their facebook page Discovery School Burundi:
First—To share the gospel clearly with all the children that attend our school and all family members who attend school functions.
Second—To help Burundi’s children (and by extension the country at large) by offering them a quality education (as close to the top level available in Burundi as possible, but at a fraction of the cost of the top level schools). This will consist of raising up a group of children with good critical thinking skills (noticeably lacking from the local educational systems) and the ability to speak English (a skill that will open a world of resource and business opportunities for them since Burundi has just joined the East African Community).
Third—To help Burundi’s workforce (and by extension the country as a whole) by offering salaried positions and by providing free training to those we hire (expanding their knowledge of the world, their critical thinking skills, and their ability to speak English as well as their knowledge of pedagogy).
Fourth—To create a self-sustaining, for-profit venture that assists the Emmanuel Churches in their operations and builds their outreach capacity.
Fifth—To create a place where English-speaking visitors can impact Burundi’s children through education.
They have a fantastic website as well, giving a lot of specifics regarding volunteer travel information, which you can access here. I am very excited to be working alongside my cousins and nationals in Burundi!
Burundi Joy 