About us
A local partner
working to lender standards.
Joy Group is a Burundian consultancy specializing in environmental and social assessments of infrastructure, energy and rural development projects.
Our purpose
Burundian ground truth, international requirements.
The firm combines in-depth knowledge of the Burundian context — institutions, communities, languages, consultation protocols — with a command of the requirements of international financial institutions.
It works independently or as a sub-consultant to international consultancies, providing national expertise: document review, surveys and consultations, regulatory analysis and drafting of technical chapters.
Its assignments cover the entire project cycle: screening, impact assessment, preparation of management and resettlement plans, followed by audit and compliance monitoring.
Vision
To be a trusted environmental and social safeguards consultancy in Burundi, contributing to better practice in the projects financed there.
Mission
To support Burundian stakeholders, with expertise and responsibility, in the ecological and social transition, for a prosperous Burundi that respects its environment.
Objectives and values
What guides our work.
- Deliver benchmark environmental assessments in Burundi.
- Enable Burundian businesses and local authorities to adopt sustainable development best practices.
- Mitigate the impacts of development on people and ecosystems.
- Train decision-makers and professionals in current and future environmental issues.
Expertise
Innovation
Responsibility
Milestones
Our track record so far.
Management
Management team.
Jonas NDUWIMANA
E&S assessments and audits under the World Bank ESS and IFC Performance Standards; doctoral researcher (plastic waste, circular economy).
Yvette ITANGISHAKA
Financial management, including microfinance.
Divine IGIRUKWISHAKA
Political science graduate; experience with associations and cooperatives.
Experts
A multidisciplinary team mobilized for each assignment.
Egide NKURUNZIZA
Socio-cultural dynamics, community consultation and Indigenous Peoples screening (Batwa).
Michel NINTIJE
Socio-economic assessments and livelihood restoration planning.
Jean Pierre MADEBARI
Agricultural impacts, assessment of crops and rural livelihoods.
Bosco NDAYISHIMIYE
Survey data management and statistical analysis.
Blaise NDAYIZEYE
Environmental data collection and analysis; contribution to the Bunyuro solar plant ESIA.
Team composition is tailored to each assignment; CVs are provided with the technical proposal.
Partners
Clients.
RSK Environment (Kenya) Ltd
Collaboration: E&S due diligence of Weza Power (2026)
SRK Consulting (South Africa)
Collaboration: Support to the Dama and Sigu hydropower ESIAs (2024–2025)
EnSmart
Collaboration: Bunyuro solar plant ESIA (2023–2024)
First conversation
Your project starts with a well-defined need.
Send us your terms of reference, available documents, sites and deadline. We will respond with a technical and financial proposal setting out scope, team, schedule and deliverables.
Jonas NDUWIMANA
Managing Director
info@joygroup.biBld. Patrice Lumumba, Alpha Kilo Building, 2nd floor, 11 C2, Bujumbura, Burundi