Women (Burundi)

Making Women's Voices Heard in Peacebuilding and Reconciliation in Burundi

Women and politics in Africa

Cooperation to improve women's participation in decision making

“For the first time ever, we sit together, women politicians and activists, and talk about what we can do together. It is big and so important.”
Chou Chou Namegabe, Association des Femmes des Médias

Fri, 31/05/2013

Burundian women make their voices heard

Geneva conference offers unique opportunity to participate

 

Ndeye Sow, Senior Advisor
Thu, 29/11/2012

Participation politique et renforcement du pouvoir économique des femmes dans les pays sortant d'un conflit

Leçons de la région des Grands Lacs en Afrique
International Alert
EASSI
July, 2012
International Alert
56 pages
London, UK
978-1-906677-29-9

L’un des résultats positifs des processus de paix et des transitions politiques dans la région des Grands Lacs en Afrique ces dix à quinze dernières années, a été la représentation et la participation accrues des femmes dans l’arène politique et dans la sphère publique. Cette avancée majeure pour les femmes a été obtenue essentiellement par l’adoption de systèmes de quotas et par la cooptation.

L’un des résultats positifs des processus de paix et des transitions politiques dans la région des Grands Lacs en Afrique ces dix à quinze dernières années, a été la représentation et la participation accrues des femmes dans l’arène politique et dans la sphère publique.

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Civil society calls for women's priorities to be at heart of Burundi's development

Burundi's conference in Geneva

At the start of an important conference on the future of Burundi, an elected delegation of Burundian women’s rights activists put forth concrete policy recommendations on development, gender equality, economic empowerment and peacebuilding priorities for their country.

Ilaria Bianchi
Tue, 30/10/2012

A la conquête de la parole

La participation des femmes dans la transition démocratique au Burundi
Victoire Ndikumana
Christophe Sebudandi
July, 2012
International Alert
60 pages
London, UK
978-1-906677-26-8

Ce rapport examine la participation des femmes dans le processus de paix d’Arusha pour le Burundi, en particulier la manière dont les femmes Burundaises sont parvenues, malgré leur faible représentation à la table des négociations, à faire inclure un certain nombre de dispositions favorables aux droits des femmes et au  principe de l’égalité des sexes dans le texte de l’Accord de paix signé en 2000.

Ce rapport examine la participation des femmes dans le processus de paix d’Arusha pour le Burundi, en particulier la manière dont les femmes Burundaises sont parvenues, malgré leur faible représentation à la table des négociations, à faire inclure un certain nombre de dispositions favorables aux droits des femmes et au  principe de l’égalité des sexes dans le texte de l’Accord de paix signé en 2000.

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Women’s political participation and economic empowerment in post-conflict countries

Lessons from the Great Lakes region in Africa

The Great Lakes region has in the last ten to fifteen years seen an increase in women’s representation and involvement in politics and the public sphere, a positive outcome of the region’s peace processes and political transitions.

Cloe Clayton
Fri, 21/09/2012

Our Voices

Alert launches documentary film on Burundi

FRANÇAIS

International Alert is proud to present a new documentary film from our programme in Burundi, in the Great Lakes region of Africa.

Our Voices presents the views of Burundian women about what is needed to foster peace and development in the country.

Burundi emerged from more than a decade of civil war in 2005. During the conflict, over 300,000 people lost their lives and more than 1 million Burundians were forced to flee their homes.

Cloe Clayton
Fri, 20/07/2012

Making women’s voices heard in peacebuilding and development

Women (Burundi)

Location

4° 28' 16.626" S, 29° 1' 48.9792" E

This project supporting women peacebuilders follows on from a programme in which Alert supported a number of women’s groups in implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1325. The resolution mandates greater protection of women in conflict situations, particularly through the greater participation of women in peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding.

Contact
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Country Manager for Rwanda and Burundi
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Gloriosa Bazigaga

Women, peace and security

International Alert attends the 54th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women

International Alert recently attended the 54th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women which undertook a 15-year review and appraisal of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA).

In partnership with the Eastern Africa Sub-Regional Support Initiative for the Advancement of Women (EASSI), Alert organised a panel discussion to present the preliminary results of a joint research project on the nature and impact of women’s political participation currently being carried out in the Great Lakes Region of Africa.

Communications
Mon, 29/03/2010

Peacebuilding in Burundi: how peace transitions can work

A reply to Oliver Richmond's 'Liberal Peace Transitions'

This article by Alert's Director of Programmes Phil Vernon is a reply to Oliver Richmond’s ‘Liberal Peace Transitions' for Open Democracy.

International Alert supports a series of small post-conflict initiatives in Burundi. And some of the values that motivate these are also dear to the liberal hearts of the international community.

Phil Vernon
Mon, 30/11/2009

Election violence in Burundi

International Alert and women get together for peace

Since May 2010, Burundi has embarked in a marathon electoral season, with five successive elections (at district, presidential, legislative, and village level) over a period of five months.

In the district elections on May 24th, the ruling party won a landslide victory. Despite some minor irregularities, international and national election observers stated the elections were largely fair, while opposition parties claimed they were fraudulent and withdrew from the election process.

Great Lakes Team
Sat, 28/08/2010

The UN Peacebuilding Commission: A Chance to Build Peace More Effectively

The Case of Burundi
International Alert
October, 2006
International Alert
14 pages
London, UK

Set up during 2006 with peacebuilding as its sole objective, the UN Peacebuilding Commission has the potential to use its intergovernmental voice to focus attention on the factors that could drive a renewal of conflict. In this light, Alert submitted recommendations in late 2006 on how the PBC could most effectively orientate its short and long-term support to the process of improving security and sustaining peace, for men and women, in Burundi. More widely, this publication also looks at the main challenges for the PBC and how it should focus its activities.

Recommendations on how the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) could most effectively orientate its short and long-term support for men and women in Burundi.

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Women’s political participation in countries emerging from conflict in the Great Lakes Region of Africa

Report of the Consultation Workshop, Hotel Africana, Kampala, Uganda, 28-30 August 2007
International Alert
May, 2008
International Alert
60 pages
London, UK
978-1-898702-94-8

This is the report of a consultation workshop jointly organised by International Alert and the Eastern African Sub-Regional Support Initiative for the Advancement of Women (EASSI) in partnership with the Women and Gender Studies Department at Makerere University. The workshop is part of a regional research project aimed at assessing the impact of women’s political participation in countries emerging from conflict in the Great Lakes Region of Africa.

The report of a consultation workshop that is part of a regional research project aimed at assessing the impact of women’s political participation in countries emerging from conflict in the Great Lakes Region of Africa.

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Integrating women’s priorities into peacebuilding processes

Experiences of monitoring and advocacy in Burundi and Sierra Leone
International Alert
November, 2008
International Alert
24 pages
London, UK
978-1-906677-40-4

Women peacebuilders in various conflict-affected countries face very similar challenges as they attempt to integrate women’s interests in peacebuilding policy processes and civil society actors from different countries can potentially learn a lot from exchanging experiences with each other. This report outlines the findings and recommendations of a workshop with representatives from Burundian and Sierra Leonean civil society organisations working in the field of gender equality and women’s empowerment organised by International Alert on 25th to 29th February 2008.

This report outlines the findings and recommendations of a workshop with representatives from Burundian and Sierra Leonean civil society organisations working in the field of gender equality and women’s empowerment in February 2008.

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