Advocates Burundi, voice of the voiceless is an non profit organization of christian Lawyers founded in 2003 and granted the juridical personnality in 2007. it’s office is located in the town of Bujumbura. It works in the following sectors:

• Access to justice for vulnerable people including in prison: we have a team of 12 pro bono lawyers to provide legal aid. Most of the beneficiaries are women in dentention with their children under the age of three, pregnant women, minors under 18 years old,foreign nationals whithout legal representation, persons with non-severe mental healt conditions, and  detainees over the age of 70.
• Community awarenesses on juridical themes (children rights, GBV,Land law,Family Law, criminal law). This activity is conducted in chuches, where they are large garthering people, in collaboration with church pastors or within community in partnership with local public authorities.
• strengthen the capacity of Pastors: In Burundi, more than 68 are Christian and they are many churches. In the community Pastors are often perceived as people who know everything,which is not necessarily the case.The population trusts them and regularly seeks their advice,and pastors are expected to provide guidance and support. By strengthning their capacities in legal matters, they are better equipeded to provide occurate and helpfull adice to the community.In this way, building the capacity of pastors also contributes to educating the population.
• Organizing debate conferences on judicial good governance: this activity is conducted with the Ministry of Justice. Legal professionals are invited to discuss the challenges facing the justice system in Burundi,including corruption,and to agree on the strategies to address these challeges.
• Professional and christian mentoring of law students from four universties:In short, the gaol is to exhort them to become competent and incorruptible legal professionals in the future.