Empowering Heroes of Burundi to Promote Peace
Support Peace in Burundi
Summary
Search for Common Ground will support courageous Burundians who saved the lives of people of the other ethnic group to form an association of "Heroes" that will promote inter-ethnic cooperation.
How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $322 was raised for this project. |
Received $322 from 25 donations from people like:
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Jaime
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(Anon.)
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Many ordinary Burundians had the courage to say ‘no’ to the cycles of ethnic violence. In April 2004, 200 of these "Heroes" were invited by Search for Common Ground to a historic Heroes Summit. The main recommendation of these courageous Burundians was to establish an association of Heroes in Burundi and the Great Lakes region. This association will enable them to continue to highlight these positive examples of humanity, and network with other peacebuiders in the Great Lakes region.
Activities
SFCG will assist Heroes in creating an association that will engage in peacebuilding and reconciliation activities around Burundi. The association will also make trips to Rwanda and Congo to reach out to other Heroes and explore regional activities.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $322
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $322 . The original project funding goal was $12,000.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
A network of Burundian Heroes will have strengthened capacity as peacemakers. Burundians all across the country will be inspired by the example of inter-ethnic understanding modeled by the Heroes, who will be cooperating across the region.
Project Message
"The Heroes are an inspiring face of Burundi that has been hidden from the world. They are a source of hope and initiative for all Burundians.”
- Adrien Sindayigaya, Deputy Director, Studio Ijambo, SFCG
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Lena Slachmuijlder
Director, Studio Ijambo, Search for Common Ground
SFCG Burundi
Bujumbura,
Burundi
N/A
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Search for Common Ground
1601 Connecticut Ave, NW Suite 200
Washington,
DC
20009
United States
1-202-265-4300
http://www.sfcg.org
Search for Common Ground's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Burundi
and can also be found under 
Democracy and Governance.
For more information about Burundi, read the Human Development Report on Burundi or the Wikipedia entry for Burundi.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 28, 2004
Latest Update from the Field
West Africa Update
By - , September 29, 2005 12:00 AM
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