Our mission
To fund scholarships for orphans and cover the school costs of the most deprived.
About us
A foundation born of a light
In memory of Mbissai Josué — so that academic excellence is no longer a privilege in Burundi.
Our story
The name we carry
Mbissai Josué scored 20/20 in mathematics in the 2023 science biochemistry baccalaureate, in Burundi, at the age of 16. A result that travelled from staffroom to staffroom — not as a curiosity, but as proof: excellence can be born anywhere.
In 2024 this brilliant young man was brutally taken from life. Those who knew him — family, teachers, classmates — refused to let his name go out. The Mbissai Josué Foundation was born of that refusal.
We are not here to be a memorial plaque. We are here to open classrooms, to pay school fees, to put a tutor beside a pupil who doubts themselves. Every scholarship is one more sentence in his biography.
“Excellence is not a privilege, it is a destiny.”
Our vision
A future in which every child, wherever they are, has the chance to learn and to excel.
Our values
Excellence · Solidarity · Integrity · Love of neighbour · Respect · Perseverance
Where we work
Burundi — Bujumbura, Gitega, Ngozi, Rumonge and the rural hills.
What holds us
Our values
Excellence
We believe merit has no address. Aiming for 20/20 is not arrogance: it is discipline.
Solidarity
Whoever has been given a chance owes another one to someone else. The foundation is a chain, not a counter.
Integrity
Every franc received is a franc accounted for. Sponsors know who, what for, and with what result.
Love of neighbour
A young person is not a file. They are a face, a home, a calling. We accompany the person.
Respect
From the hills to the lecture halls, everyone is entitled to dignity. We never humiliate poverty.
Perseverance
Excellence is built over time. We do not abandon a pupil at the first difficulty.
Timeline
The road so far
2023
Josué's star
Mbissai Josué scored 20/20 in mathematics in the 2023 science biochemistry baccalaureate, in Burundi, at the age of 16. A rare result, and a light for a whole school.
2024
A light taken away
Josué was brutally taken from life. His family, his teachers and his classmates refused to let his name go out with him.
2025
The foundation is born
The Mbissai Josué Foundation came into being to turn grief into scholarships, kits and tutoring — so that other Josués can reach the end of their destiny.
2026
150 young people supported
More than 150 children supported, 50 scholarships, 10 partner schools. The circle widens, the standard holds.
The team
A house, not an office
The foundation is carried by the family, by volunteer teachers and by local partners. Decisions on awards are taken around a table, with the files open and the faces known. We answer to those who give, and first of all to those who receive.