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Burundi

17 October 2012

Humanitarian diplomacy in action: free radio airtime increasing Red Cross visibility in Burundi

Ariane Ngoti takes to the airwaves of Burundi to talk about Red Cross values and tell the stories of volunteers.
Tugire ubuntu! May the practice of humanity last forever
10 October 2012

Tugire ubuntu! May the practice of humanity last forever

After visiting volunteers in Burundi, you will remember these phrases. One person calls out: “Tugire ubuntu” (“May the practice of humanity last forever”).
Dawning of a bright future and a hope to continue living
2 October 2012

Dawning of a bright future and a hope to continue living

By Nancy Okwengu Nzinizirira Angeline, a 67-year-old widow, has survived through tragedies including the death of her husband and seven children. She smiles and is...
28 October 2009

Albinos under Burundi police protection welcome Napoleon (age 1 week)

Napoleon Ahishakiye, a healthy boy, was born on Thursday 15 October 2009 – as far as anyone knows the first albino birth in one of the shelters still scattered ...
Team work brings swift response to floods in Burundi
4 May 2007

World Red Cross Red Crescent Day: team work brings swift response to floods in Burundi

The theme of this year’s World Red Cross Red Crescent Day, which takes place on 8 May, is “together for humanity”.
Food crisis concerns following relentless flooding in Burundi
7 February 2007

Food crisis concerns following relentless flooding in Burundi

Thousands of people may face starvation in Burundi after many parts of the country were hit by unusually heavy rains since the end of October 2006.
Burundi transformation
25 July 2006

Burundi transformation

“People no longer ask what the Burundi Red Cross does, they know it.
The future trickles back to Burundi
28 June 2006

The future trickles back to Burundi

It’s happening slowly but surely.
Coming home to Burundi after 13 years in a refugee camp : a cow from heaven
15 June 2006

Coming home to Burundi after 13 years in a refugee camp : a cow from heaven

For Jean-Berchman Ntahomvukiye it was not exactly the homecoming he had planned and hoped for.
Burundi: Kobero limbo
31 May 2006

Burundi: Kobero limbo

They were rounded up without warning, forcibly put on twelve open trucks, driven across the border and dumped there, all 472 of them.
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