Violence in the Central African Republic has displaced more than 200,000 people in less than two months since, over a half of them have fled to neighboring countries, according to the United Nations. While on March 8 of each year the world celebrates International Women’s Day, this country already has Continuer
Two NGOs, the “Forum pour la Mémoire Vigilante, FMV” in collaboration with “Burundi Mémoires Communes Avenir Commun, BMCAC” is distributing feminine sanitary pads to nearly one hundred Burundian refugee women and girls, living in the districts of Muhanga and Kamonyi, in the southern province of Rwanda. According to these NGOs, Continuer
The “Forum pour la Mémoire vigilante, FMV” and “Flaming Chalice International, FCI”, an NGO under Canadian law, want to put an end to juvenile delinquency among young Burundian refugees in southern Rwanda. Indeed, following the declaration of the Covid-19 in Rwanda last March, the students were forced to stay at Continuer
Even in Muhanga, one of the districts of the southern province of Rwanda, every Wednesday and Friday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., several Burundian children and young refugees are supervised in a sport of Karate, Taekwondo style. This initiative is from Continuer
Since early June 2020, the Forum pour la Memoire Vigilante (FMV), is now a member of this global network. Founded in 1999, the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (“the Coalition”) is the only worldwide network of Sites de Conscience. With over 275 members in 65 countries, the coalition builds Continuer
On June 20 of each year, the world celebrates the day dedicated to refugees and asylum seekers. The theme chosen for this year is: “Each of us can act and bring a positive change to the society, for a fair and inclusive world, because every action counts”. With the precautionary Continuer
On July 9 of each year since 2001, the world celebrates the day dedicated to the destruction of small arms. According to the United Nations, the statistics show the existence of a weapon for ten inhabitants in the world. On average, 800,000 are destroyed each year, but unregulated weapons remain Continuer
His fate already known since Monday, July 8, 2019. ICC declared Mr. Bosco Ntaganda guilty of 18 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, committed in Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in 2002-2003. Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda “Terminator,” was a key leader who gave the order to Continuer
Huye district, former Butare, in the southern province of Rwanda, is home to a lot of Burundian refugees. Among them, more than 20, living with disabilities or at least infirm, including children. They try to do as much as possible to make a living even if it is not always Continuer
Whether in Nduta camp, Mtendeli or Nyarugusu, these Burundians believe that the growing source of insecurity in these camps is linked to the fact that they are located near the Burundian-Tanzanian border. Tanzania hosts just over 189,000 Burundian refugees. They are settled in three camps of Nduta, Nyarugusu and Mtendeli. Continuer
