Reports

With support from AFSC, communities are strengthening social cohesion, working together toward the well-being of all its members. In an open-air market in Burundi, Itangishaka Hafsa holds a platter piled with smoked fish. She is selling mukeke—a…

Dear Ambassadors of the UN Security Council : As a coalition of 16 international and regional civil society organizations, we are writing to seek your urgent support in addressing the precarious situation in South Sudan. Delays in…

AFSC strategic priorities in Burundi Through 2018, AFSC is focusing its work in Burundi in three key areas. Working with people affected by war and violence—particularly women, youth, ex-combatants, returnees, and internally displaced people—AFSC is building the…

AFSC and Quaker Peace Network stand in solidarity with the Burundian people to promote nonviolence in upcoming 2015 elections Preamble: American Friends Service Committee: The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Quaker organization that includes people of…

“Burundi has gone through war. Burundians fled, left everything behind, many lost their lives, anarchy reigned. … In the hearts of those who stayed back and those in the bush were severe pains. Blood had been…

Henriette Uwimana, 30 years old, spent eight years in the bush with a Burundian rebel group after being kidnapped from her school. She was forced by the rebels to stay with them under the threat that they…

Working with others to make a difference After many years of violent conflict, the men and women in Burundi are moving forward with their lives. Still, the country’s social fabric was torn apart, livelihoods have been reduced to…

Recovering from years of ethnic and violent conflict is a long and complicated process that requires healing from the trauma of war, rebuilding a cohesive community life, and stimulating an economy so that people can make…

David Niyonzima on the traditional role of elders as peacemakers Listen to David Niyonzima, founder and director of the Trauma Healing and Reconconiliation Services (THARS) in Burundi, on the traditional role of elders as community peacemakers. David's…

This June, QUNO was pleased to host a visit from Adrien Niyongabo, Coordinator of Healing and Rebuilding our Communities (HROC) in Burundi. HROC emerged from Alternatives to Violence, a conflict resolution program developed by Quakers and…