Real problems. Real urgency.
Burundi needs mobility. Youth need jobs. Germany has bikes. The pieces are there — they just need to be connected.
Fuel shortages last weeks at a time, paralysing daily life and incomes.
Transport costs in Bujumbura have surged, hitting workers hardest.
Of Burundian youth are underemployed. They need real, dignified jobs.
Bicycles sit unused in German basements and yards every year.
One platform. Three pillars.
Mobility, circular economy and youth employment — engineered to reinforce each other.
Bike Sharing
Affordable rentals, weekly passes and student plans, payable in BIF or by mobile money. Built for daily commutes — not tourists.
- Pay-as-you-go from 2,000 BIF
- Student & worker plans
- Mobile money + cash
Bike Reuse
We collect quality second-hand bicycles in Germany, refurbish them, and ship them by container to Bujumbura — circular by design.
- Collection in 12+ German cities
- Container logistics
- Quality refurbished, road-tested
Jobs & Skills
Every container creates work: youth mechanics, women operators, station ambassadors, and entrepreneurship pathways.
- Mechanic training academy
- Women-led operations
- Local entrepreneurship
What each container delivers
Project targets based on a 200-bike container model — what every funded container is engineered to produce.
From a German basement to a Burundian street
A complete loop, designed end-to-end. Five steps from collection to city launch.
Collect
We gather quality used bikes from German households, universities, housing associations and corporates.
Refurbish & ship
Bikes are tuned in Berlin, then shipped by container to Bujumbura — full traceability.
Train local teams
We train youth mechanics and women operators with paid apprenticeship programs.
Launch in Burundi
Stations open across Bujumbura with affordable rentals and subscription plans.
Expand cities
Gitega, Ngozi, then East Africa — same model, repeatable, scalable.
From a Berlin idea to a Bujumbura pilot
A step-by-step build — designed inside TunaShare Burundi, road-tested with our community.
- 2024
Idea formed
TunaShare Burundi spots a clear pattern: fuel shortages, surging transport costs and unused bicycles in Germany. The bike-sharing concept is drafted.
- 2024
Berlin partnerships
First collection partners signed in Berlin: housing associations, universities and corporates donate quality used bikes.
- 2025
Refurbishment workshop
A Berlin refurbishment workflow is set up — quality-controlled, road-tested, container-ready.
- 2025
First container
The first 200-bike container is prepared for shipment to Bujumbura. Mechanic apprenticeship curriculum finalised.
- Next
Pilot launch
Three stations open in Bujumbura with rentals, weekly passes and the first cohort of women operators and youth mechanics.
A real-need market the world keeps overlooking.
Burundi is the country with the lowest fuel availability in East Africa, the youngest population on the continent, and almost zero competition in shared mobility. That isn't a problem — it's a generational first-mover opportunity.
- First shared mobility platform in the country
- 12.5M people, median age 17 — a mobility-hungry generation
- Diaspora and EU support networks already in place
- Government openness to climate-positive infrastructure
Six ways serious people get involved
Whatever your lever — capital, networks, time or bikes — there is a clear way in.
Foundations
Climate, mobility and youth funds — measurable SDG outcomes per euro.
Embassies
Showcase bilateral cooperation between Germany and Burundi in action.
CSR programs
Sponsor a container, bike a station, brand a fleet. Visible impact.
Universities
Run student bike-donation drives and join our applied research.
Investors
Hybrid impact-and-revenue model in a first-mover African market.
Volunteers
Help in Berlin (collection, refurb) or in Bujumbura (training, ops).
What our in-house startups say
The same TunaShare community that backs TunaRide — founders, makers and teams who work out of the hub every day.
"Always something good at TunaShare. The best workspace I've ever worked in — the interior is beautiful and the people are wonderful."
"This space really vibrates. It's a great work environment where several companies coexist well and form a perfect symbiosis."
"The space is dynamic — a super friendly and welcoming community."
