Women & Gender

The inclusion of women and the female perspective is essential for the success of SFCG Burundi programming. Women comprise 52% of the country’s total population, and, as such, any efforts at transforming the way in which conflict is handled in Burundi must incorporate the active participation of women.

SFCG has been working with Burundian women since the establishment of its Women's Peace Center in 1996, which saw the development of a number of specific initiatives designed to empower Burundian women to become independent and active participants in civil society.

SFCG Burundi is currently implementing, with support from UNDEF/UNIFEM a project that aims to empower women leaders and female politicians in Burundi as agents of social change through strengthened leadership capabilities and increased knowledge and awareness of the rights of women in Burundi by the population as a whole. The project seeks to increase the political participation and leadership of women in Burundi through a number of activities including training of women leaders, the organization of town-hall meetings to disseminate information and generate debate, and raising over-all awareness through radio programs.

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