In summary:

• A motto: EMPOWERMENT!

  • A new camp for refugees ... and the local population!

  • Did you know?

  • Kavumu, the result of a close collaboration...

  • … and a major investment!

  • But who really are the first Kavumu refugees ?

  • Looking for refuge and security… - From Kajaga to Kavumu… the long road of the first convoy - A colourful opening ceremony, as a symbol of an harmonious atmosphere between locals and refugees!

  • En vrac

05/19/2013 15:40 GMT

BUJUMBURA, Burundi, May 19, 2013 (AFP) - Two people were killed when a bus carrying 30 passengers was ambushed by armed men believed to be ex-rebels near Burundi's capital Bujumbura, officials said Sunday.

The bus was attacked Saturday near Gatumba on the outskirts of Bujumbura and close to the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, a local government official, Jean-Marie Mutabazi, told AFP.

At Gakere health centre in the northern province of Ngozi, the World Food Programme is providing vital food supplements to malnourished pregnant women, nursing mothers and children under five.

Little Cécile weighed 2.70 kgs at birth in 2010. As time passed, her mother, Vénancie Sinzotuma, noticed that her youngest daughter was not growing normally. As soon as Cécile’s mother learned from a neighbour that WFP had a special feeding programme at Gakere, she did not hesitate.

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A documentary shows the importance of sports in uniting conflict-affected communities

“When I joined the rebels, I was 12 years old. I went there because we didn’t have enough food at home,” says Ismael Bikomati in Scoring for Peace, a documentary seeking to spread the message of peace globally.

Bujumbura – Les réfugiés congolais fuyant l’Est de la République Démocratique du Congo seront accueillis dans nouveau camp de réfugiés à Kavumu, en province de Cankuzo, inauguré ce mercredi 15 mai 2013 par le Haut Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les Réfugiés (HCR). D’une capacité de 13 000 réfugiés, le nouveau camp devrait en accueillir 5 000 d’ici la fin 2013.

Burundi has all it takes to successfully develop an agricultural sector: a fine climate, fertile soils and a tradition in farming. Yet, there is one essential element missing to modernise this sector and have it enter the 21st century: capital. To do something about this, BTC's agricultural programme in Burundi (PAIOSA) launched a new initiative to support agricultural entrepreneurs in Burundi to acquire equipment and infrastructure.

WASHINGTON, April 30, 2013 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$4.2 million grant to support the Government of Burundi’s efforts to promote sustainable land and water management on the country’s coffee farms in Bubanza, Bururi, and Muyinga provinces.

The grant is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for which the World Bank is an implementing agency and trustee.

CAMP DE REFUGIES DE BWAGIRIZA, Burundi, 24 avril (HCR) – Tout au début, la réfugiée congolaise Wivine Bahati Mulemaz éprouvait un sentiment d'appréhension sur le programme de vérification des documents d'identité des réfugiés, mené par le HCR et les autorités burundaises dans ce camp de l'est du Burundi.

Bujumbura, 19 avril 2013 (DWG) : Des pluies diluviennes tombées mardi dernier en commune de Mwakiro ont occasionné de lourdes pertes, selon Agence Burundaise de Presse. Sur la colline Kiyanza par exemple, plus de sept maisons ont été endommagées. On recense aussi de petits animaux domestiques et de la volaille tués. Les informations en provenance de la localité affirment que des centaines d’hectares de cultures vivrières ont été complètement submergés dans les marais. De vastes étendues d’eau étaient encore visibles le matin de ce jeudi, précisent les mêmes sources.