SFCG Burundi
Completed Projects
L'Equipe
Broadcasting from June to September 2011, L'Equipe (The Team) in Burundi was a 32-part serial radio drama using a football storyline to promote non-violence and reconciliation amongst young people. Two television spots, a music contest and concert, and messages by politicians calling for peace and unity complemented the radio series. The series is a local adaptation of a multi-national drama initiative being undertaken by Search for Common Ground (SFCG), which is designed to use sport as a unifier to transform social attitudes and diminish violent behaviour in countries dealing with deeply rooted conflict in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
Le Meilleur Choix
In 2001, SFCG collaborated with JAMAA, a local youth association, to produce a comic book called Le Meilleur Choix ("The Best Choice"). The book describes the real-life experiences of two young men who participated in the violence of the mid-1990's, and their efforts to reconcile with the families of their victims. The project oversaw the production of a feature-length movie based on the same story, and was awarded an honourable mention by UNESCO for excellence in peace literature.
Football for Reconciliation
In 1999, youth in Bujumbura and Ngozi participated in the first football (soccer) tournament in an ethnically divided district. The project then expanded to hold a football tournament/weekend camp once every four months, and an evening dialogue/roundtable focused on a video or event of interest once every month.
Peace Camp
In 2000, SFCG and Visage Artistique du Burundi conducted a youth day camp at the Musée Vivant. Each week, 60 children ages 7-14 were provided transportation from three neighbourhoods of different ethnic composition to the camp, where they were taught peace-oriented songs, drawing and theatre.
Children and Youth Radio
SFCG uses its radio station, Studio Ijambo not only to broadcast documentaries, soap operas, news and current affairs programmes, but also to reach out to the children and youth of Burundi. Among the broadcasts are music programmes for youth, a live phone-in discussion programme, and a programme presented by children.
The Integrated Victims of Torture Project
Despite the ratification of the U.N. Convention Against Torture in 1994 and the introduction of a revised Code of Criminal Procedure in Burundian law in 2000, the incidence of torture and the impunity with which it is carried out persist across Burundi. [more]
Ziggy Marley Public Service Announcements for Studio Ijambo
We are grateful to Ziggy Marley for the enthusiasm with which he responded to our request to record Public Service Announcements (PSAs) for Studio Ijambo in Burundi.
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Heroes Summit 2004
In early 1995, shortly after the genocide in neighbouring Rwanda and in the midst of increasing ethnic tensions and violence, Search for Common Ground launched a series of media and community projects in Burundi aimed at reducing ethnic violence and supporting peacemaking efforts.
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The Spirit of Sangwe: Burundi's Largest-Ever Peace Festival
From July 10-13, 2002, Bujumbura, the capital city of Burundi, rocked to the rhythms of dancers and swayed to the sounds of musicians during the Sangwe Festival.
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