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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 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 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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