SFCG Burundi Project Areas

Youth

Nearly half of Burundi's population is under 15 and gonflict management and violence reduction in Burundi cannot be realised without directly engaging Burundian youth. [more]

Gender

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. [more]

Transitional Justice

Transitional justice is a particularly sensitive topic in Burundi and the establishment of a truth and reconciliation commission has been delayed several times. While the Truth and Reconciliation Commission will be finally set up in January 2012, SFCG aims to support the process and particularly to contribute to prevent conflicts that could arise from the process. SFCG Burundi is currently organizing a series of participatory theatre performances throughout the country, with support from BNUB, and is seeking funding to continue to support the transitional justice process through conflict management trainings of local authorities and media programming.

Media

Media has been one of SFCG's main conflict transformation tools since the Burundi program opened more than a decade ago. SFCG's Studio Ijambo is a radio-production studio that employs an ethnically balanced team of journalists to produce high-quality radio programs that promote reconciliation, dialogue, and collaboration. [more]

Regional Approach

The SFCG Burundi program is an integral part of the organization’s larger regional focus. SFCG has developed a regional strategy in the Great Lakes, taking into account the dual character of the conflicts in the region: both local/national and with regional dimension. [more]

Past Projects

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. [more]

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. [more]

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. [more]

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