Catégorie : Economy

Early and Unintended pregnancies: a hindrance to success for girls

Isaac Irakoze

Unintended pregnancies in the school environment in Burundi is a big challenge that shatters dreams for many girls. What should be done to prevent and reduce them? Isaac Irakoze goes through this great issue in our society. Over the past decades, woman’s responsibilities were limited to domestic activities, giving birth to children, feeding and educating them. Homemaking was supposed to be her only main task. The school was reserved exclusively to boys. ‘‘Ntamashure y’umukobwa (School is not important for girls),’’ many Burundians unfortunately believed. ‘‘Buraca bugacana ayandi (the future may…

Graduated but unemployed: who to blame?

Eliabu IZODUKIZA

Unemployment is an issue for the youth in Burundi. The rate keeps increasing. Reasons include the lack of entrepreneurial experience for young graduates, the content of the academic curricula that doesn’t match the reality of the time and false assumptions over the outcome of studies. Considerable efforts should be put in to tackle unemployment. I recently came across a group of students on their way home. I really had the curiosity to know what they think of school today. They obviously had different points of view. Still, they agreed on…

All together for the project ‘‘Adapting to Climate Change in the Lake Victoria Basin’’ success

Thibilisse Nkurunziza

As part of implementing successfully the project ‘‘Adapting to Climate Change in the Lake Victoria Basin (ACC-LVB)’’, a technical working session has been held at Gitega from August 03, 2021 to August 06, 2021. Twelve subprojects have been conceived. Six per one area of intervention for the two areas where the project is being implemented. A concept note from Burundi Geographical Institute (IGEBU in French acronym) has been also conceived, presented and validated. The administration and the population from both areas are called to do the ACC-LVB project as their…

Uburuhuko: Igihe co gufasha abatishoboye ku bana b’i Gitega.

Thibilisse Nkurunziza

Mu gihe hamwe hamwe mu gihugu no mu myaka iheze i Gitega babonako uburuhuko ari umwanya wo kuruhuka, kurya, kuryama no gukina, abanyeshure bo ku mutumba Ntobwe, zone Mungwa, komine n’intara ya Gitega ubu si uko babibona. Ugufasha ba ntahonikora kuronka uburaro bwiza ngo nivyo bashize imbere. Bose hamwe bashika 245. Abo banyeshure biga mu myaka itandukanye y’ishure nshingiro n’inyuma y’ishure nshingiro, abenshi bava mu bucimbiri bwa karera I, karera II, Karera rural, Masenga na Nyabisaka bugize umutumba Ntobwe, komine n’intara ya Gitega. Hampande yo guhuzwa no kuba ku mutumba…

Free our culture and gain the dignity

Christophe Niyongabo

In modern Africa and in Burundi, particularly, traditional values are, today, facing challenges and socio- cultural mutations due to the interference with European standards of life. This issue of dowry is highlighting some examples of such cultural clash between two worlds with different philosophical conceptions of society and its relations. In traditional Africa, the bride-price was of great importance. It first cemented the relationships between the two families (the daughter’s and the bride-groom’s). It was also believed to be the precious gift for parents who support the girl’s upbringing. The…

‘‘Women can’’: under which conditions?

Dorine Dusabe

Self-confidence, change of mindset, and a will of making the difference are the qualities which women had not had before. However, nowadays, things are changing even if there are still some things that need to be done. A woman has long since been underestimated. Proverbs like « Nta nkokokazi ibika isake iriho » and others constitute a hindrance to aiming high. Due to that, a woman lacks self-confidence by believing that great things are always done by men. Despite that, the woman of today is becoming aware of her abilities that lead…

Ugusegerereza ku bana, ingeso mbi iguma igwirirana

Isaac Irakoze

Mu Burundi, Afrika no kw’isi yose, abana basegerereza barwira ku murindi udasanzwe. Aha iwacu, abenshi bakaba ari abana baba mw’ibarabara tutibagiye n’abava mu mihana yabo bagiye gusega, baba barungitswe n’abavyeyi canke bijanye. Iyo ngeso ikaba igayitse kandi ikwiye kuranduranwa n’imizi. Ni iki kiriko kirakorwa canke cokorwa kugira iyo ngeso ihere? N’ibande bafise uruhara rwo kubihagarika? Gusegerereza ni umugenzo canke ingeso y’umuntu (uwukuze canke umwana) yo kuja mu bibanza rusangi canke ahantu hakoranira canke haca abantu benshi ajanywe no kubasaba amahera, imfungurwa canke impuzu. Uwo mwuga ugayitse wo gusegerereza ukaba utabonwa…

2020, the year of Introverts 

Edgard Irankunda

If this year has made us all wish we could pack our belongings and go back to the last years at least once, then there are some who would still hesitate because they smelt in it something that mysteriously makes it one of its kind and they would not be ready to leave before exploring it despite the thorns all along the way. Since the beginning of 2020, we have witnessed a list of disasters befalling parts of the world or the world itself one after another respectively World War…