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VOICES FROM THE FIELD THE IRC BLOG
Burundi
Posted by The.IRC on April 4th, 2012
A young woman proudly displays the bread she baked during a vocational training session organized by the IRC in Burundi, where people are rebuilding their lives after twelve years of civil war. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Africa, Burundi | Tags: Women's Rights, livelihoods, food, Wake Up | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on January 25th, 2012
In Burundi, the IRC provides life skills and job training for young people to help them succeed and become independent. more »
Posted in Post conflict, Africa, Burundi | Tags: livelihoods |
Posted by The.IRC on January 2nd, 2012
Two kindergartners enjoy their serving of “bouillie,” a floury porridge provided every morning at schools in Gasorwe Refugee Camp in Burundi’s eastern province of Muyinga. more »
Posted by The.IRC on September 30th, 2011
In the past, the women of Burundi have had limited economic opportunities and little role in the country’s development. Now, as the country recovers from conflict, the IRC is encouraging women to work together in village savings and loan associations to become economically independent. more »
Posted in Women, Burundi | Tags: women, Photo of the Day, Burundi, village savings and loans |
Posted by The.IRC on February 16th, 2011
Tamah Murfet says the IRC's village savings and loan program in Burundi is inspiring and empowering women in unexpected ways -- from giving them the courage to discuss money issues with their husbands to allowing them to earn a living for the first time in their lives. more »
Posted in Women, Domestic Violence, Africa, Burundi | Tags: refugees, domestic violence, humanitarian, Women's Rights, livelihoods, Wake Up Call, village savings and loan, poverty | 2 Comments
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on December 7th, 2009
Our friends at the ONE campaign just blogged this story from Burundi, about how the IRC helped Celine and her family, returning refugees who were faced with the prospect of starting their lives over with little more than what they had brought back with them from exile. more »
Posted in Women, Burundi | Tags: refugees, 16 Days, 16 Days against Gender Violence, humanitarian, ONE | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on November 22nd, 2008
Posted in Africa, United States, Burundi | Tags: refugees, video, humanitarian, resettlement | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on July 24th, 2008
Posted in Children & Youth, Women, Africa, Burundi | Tags: refugees, Barri Shorey, humanitarian, Makamba | 1 Comments
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on July 7th, 2008
Posted in United States, US - Salt Lake City, UT, Burundi | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, refugee resettlement, Utah | 2 Comments
Posted by joanne.offer on June 13th, 2008
Posted in Health, HIV/Aids, Africa, Burundi, Kenya | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Joanne Offer in Kenya, refugee camps | 3 Comments
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