Since Wednesday, 21 April 2010 to 23 April, I visited women ex-combatants in the four municipalities of the province of Bujumbura Rural, Kabezi, Isale, Mutimbuzi, and Kanyosha.
The aim was to give an account of the evolution of the peer support program which is being directed by leaders of CEDAC. These facilitators have been trained by Survivor Corps to assist women ex-combatants and ex-combatants in general who have been affected by the trauma of war.
The objective of this program is to heal the trauma caused by war and prepare them for development.
The other purpose of my visit was to provide these women ex-combatants; researchers from Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs came to realize the current state of the DDR in Burundi.
All the women we met greatly appreciate the contribution of CEDAC in the program of reintegration of ex-combatants and are asking CEDAC to continue to advocate for them in the future especially as they have begun to micro-projects which need to be supported
Eric Niragira
Monday 26 April 2010
Monday 5 April 2010
Training on Peer Support
Training on Peer Support
This Monday, March 5, 2010, CEDAC in collaboration with Survivor Corps has begun a program of training in the approach of peer support to women ex-combatants, leaders of community groups of Communes Kanyosha, Isale, and Mutimbuzi Kabezi.
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These four municipalities were chosen by the fact that they contain the majority of ex-combatants of the last province that has experienced war, Bujumbura Rural
This approach innovated by Survivor Corps is to help survivors overcome the barriers related to traumatic experiences they have experienced because of the war.
The introductory word has been uttered by Mr Pierre Claver Nsengiyumva, Country Director of Survivor Corps in Burundi, who expressed the objective of training and expectations of Survivor Corps after training.
The Chairman of CEDAC, Eric Niragira hope that this training is a beginning of a true reconciliation based on the development especially that we are in a post conflict phase in which efforts of everyone are needed.
This training will last three days begin in a unique atmosphere.
Eric Niragira
This Monday, March 5, 2010, CEDAC in collaboration with Survivor Corps has begun a program of training in the approach of peer support to women ex-combatants, leaders of community groups of Communes Kanyosha, Isale, and Mutimbuzi Kabezi.
.
These four municipalities were chosen by the fact that they contain the majority of ex-combatants of the last province that has experienced war, Bujumbura Rural
This approach innovated by Survivor Corps is to help survivors overcome the barriers related to traumatic experiences they have experienced because of the war.
The introductory word has been uttered by Mr Pierre Claver Nsengiyumva, Country Director of Survivor Corps in Burundi, who expressed the objective of training and expectations of Survivor Corps after training.
The Chairman of CEDAC, Eric Niragira hope that this training is a beginning of a true reconciliation based on the development especially that we are in a post conflict phase in which efforts of everyone are needed.
This training will last three days begin in a unique atmosphere.
Eric Niragira
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