Our Founder

Simon Guillebaud

Simon Guillebaud felt called to Burundi during the Civil War in 1999. He lived in Burundi for many years and steadily identified and befriended world class Burundian leaders bringing transformation in different “pillars of transformation” including agriculture, business, church and evangelism, health and education. Today, GLO has 30 partners and is an internationally respected organization. Listen to Simon’s podcast, Inspired.

Our Story

Our Vision

We are rebuilding the poorest nation on earth — Burundi. We work through outstanding local leaders.

Our Mission

We are outsmarting poverty and nourishing souls. Empowering the poor (Gal. 2:10) and the Christian Gospel are central to our mission.

Our Scope

We work top down and bottom up, from training whole departments of government to rescuing prostitutes one by one.

We are certified in America with The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (an American financial standards association).

Our Integrity

The average length of our relationship with our partners in Burundi is 15 years. Trust and warm relationship is everything to us.