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Province of Burundi
Burundi
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aithful to the principle ‘help all
whose family life has met with
adversity’, Mothers’ Union members
in Burundi support each other in both
happy and unhappy times.
Peace and reconciliation
In 2005 a peace deal was signed ending a
long, armed conflict. Since then many
displaced people and refugees have join the
returned home to start rebuilding their programme
lives. However, they return to Burundi with with 80% of these
no possessions. Mothers’ Union has helped accredited as literate
by giving returnees basic necessities and by and numerate. Mothers’ Union
running peace and reconciliation Provincial Worker Mrs Claudette Kigeme
workshops to encourage reintegration. comments on the visible impact of the
programme on families in Burundi: ’The last
Rape and sexual abuse were used as evaluation called the programme a “silent
weapons of war during the conflict and revolution”. It embraces so many aspects of
although there is peace now the number of life that no-one could think of it as just
cases continues to rise. Mothers’ Union is literacy!’
actively seeking ways to stop this.
Severe floods
Literacy In recent years Burundi has suffered from
Programme both drought and severe floods. In 2007,
The Literacy and floods left 800,000 people homeless.
Development Mothers’ Union responded quickly through
Programme has now the Relief Fund and was able to distribute
been running for emergency supplies of maize and beans to
eight years. By the 6,630 families.
end of 2007 Burundi
had seen a total of Mothers’ Union members are involved in
nearly 30,000 learners projects in the areas of agriculture,
embroidery, sewing, arts and crafts. Last
Fact File
year members in Buye Diocese started a
Population: 8,691,000
goat project to help widows and repatriated
Mothers’ Union Members: 12,800 women to rebuild their lives.
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