Catégorie : Society

Annie Enama : « Notre choix détermine notre destinée »

David Nahimana

Annie Enama, une camerounaise à la tête de Nkurunziza Company (NK compny), appelle les jeunes burundais à se fixer de bons choix pour bien se lancer dans le monde des affaires. Selon elle, les jeunes ont besoin de coaching et partage d’expérience pour atteindre la liberté financière. Pour encourager la population burundaise à se lancer dans le monde des affaires, Annie Enama va organiser “Boss Empire Conference”, une conférence de coaching et networking, qui se tiendra à l’hôtel le Panoramique dans la ville de Bujumbura, ce 25 août. Elle est…

Young people called upon to join cooperatives en masse

Thibilisse Nkurunziza

The Association for the Promotion of Entrepreneurship (APE-Burundi) held training sessions to members of the executive committees of the Sangwe and Vaso cooperatives based in Bujumbura City from 4 to 5 August 2022. During these trainings, Bely Francis Ngabirano, APE-Burundi representative, called on young people to join cooperatives massively. “In the current era, no one can achieve much alone. Everyone needs others for help. They need networks and support of all kinds. Hence, a young person who is neither a member of an association nor member of a cooperative is…

“Kwandura imicafu itabora ni igikorwa ciza kandi gitegerezwa kubandanya”

David Nahimana

Komine Ntahangwa ni imwe mu makomine agize igisagara ca Bujumbura amacupa n’udusaho bitabora vyibonekezamwo ku bwinshi. Ivyo vyatumye abagize ishirahamwe CMAAO Afya Bora hamwe n’abagize ihuriro “Babandi” bikora ku mashirahamwe bafashanya kugira batunganye ibikorwa vyo gusukura ahibonekeza cane iyo micafu. Ico gikorwa akaba arico cari kiramutse gikorwa kuri uyu wa gatandatu uheze n’amajambo ndetse arashikirizwa. Aha na hariya muri komine Ntahangwa ndetse mu gisagara nka cose ca Bujumbura, imicafu igizwe n’uducupa n’udusaho tutabora iribonekeza ku bwinshi. Mu ntumbero yo gusukura igisagara no guhimiriza abenegihugu kugira isuku aho baba canke bakorera,…

Abigeme b’abasangwabutaka nabo nyene ngo agapira baragashoboye naho intambamyi zitabuze

Thibilisse Nkurunziza

Muri uku kwezi kwahariwe umukenyezi, Ikinyamakuru Shikiriza kibashikana mu ntara ya Kayanza aho hari umurwi w’abigeme bakina umupira w’amaguru utari umenyerewe. Mu kiringo kidashika ukwezi umaze ubayeho, ngo hari vyinshi umaze kugerako n’ivyo ndetse wipfuza gushikako. Uwo murwi naho ufise ingorane zitari nke, ngo ntusanzwe ndetse urafise n’akabirya. Umwigeme w’umuterambere nawenyene araherekanira ivyashoboye. Ni neza na neza ku mutumba Rusave, zone Gikomero, komine Rango y’intara ya Kayanza; ahaheruka kuvuka umurwi w’abakinyi b’umupira bagizwe ahanini n’abigeme bo mu bwoko bw’abatwa. Ngo vyose vyatanguye aho abaserukira abandi muri abo batwa batanguye kwiyumvira…

Francine Niyonsaba: Tough girl for tough victory

Diane Kezakimana

It is possible for a girl to be tough and achieve a tough victory. This story covers the inspiring life and achievements of Francine Niyonsaba, a Burundian famous athlete. She has built her unique and inspiring brand through athletics and positioned herself for a better future. In her, most Burundians found pride. Francine Niyonsaba, 28, is a great athlete. She was born on 5th May 1993 at Kayongozi, Bweru commune, Ruyigi province in a broke family. “I was born in a poor family that could hardly fulfill my needs. Never…

People with mental diseases: Threats and victims at the same time

Eliabu IZODUKIZA

On 22nd July 2021, two children were stabbed to death by a person known to have mental problems at Kizi in Gasorwe Commune, Muyinga province. Shortly after the incident, people started to question the threat that the society may be faced with when mentally sick people are unsupervised. Let’s review this sensitive issue which jeopardizes population’s health and security. Mentally sick people are seen and met almost everywhere in Bujumbura, the economic capital city of Burundi. Many of them are street beggars. They have no relative or family in the…

Burundi: Uguturatuzwa kw’abakenyezi n’abo bubakanye n’ubu biracahari

David Nahimana

Ituratuzwa ry’abakenyezi riracibonekeza mu ngo zimwe zimwe. Ivyo, iyo bishitse, mu rugo ngo ntibiheza bigende neza kuko umukenyezi adaheza nawe ngo akurikirane neza abo aba ajejwe kurera. Abakera nibo bayamaze bati: “Nta mwonga ubura isato iba idahizwe”, muri iki kiringo c’iminsi 16 y’isekeza ryo kurwanya amabi afatiye ku gitsina, inkuru ya Evelyne Ndayishimiye irerekana ko iryo sekeza ryaje hageze. Si agaseseshwa rumuri amabi afatiye ku gitsina aracibonekeza hano mu gihugu cacu ndetse no muri Afrika nzima. Ivyo biri uko kandi mu gihe kuwa 25 Munyonyo uko umwaka utashe Uburundi bwama…

Belyse Imunkurize: Umwigeme basigaye bita “Makara”

Thibilisse Nkurunziza

Mu gihe mu ntambamyi nyamukuru zihanze urwaruka rw’Uburundi harimwo ukutagira akazi, hari abamaze kubona inzira yo kubivamwo. “Uwuvunitse ntayoberwa gucumbagira”, abakera bagiye bayamaze. Ngo ntakugereranya ic’umuntu yize n’ico atagerezwa gukora. Imunkurize Bélyse, umwigeme aba mu Carama, aradushingira intahe y’uko yabigenjeje kugira ngo mu mwanya atararonka akazi k’ivyo yigiye ntagume yicaye, asegerereza buri kantu kose akeneye. Buri mwaka abanyeshure barenga 3000 barasohoka ama kaminuza atandukanye ari aha mu Burundi. Amakaminuza arenga 49 akaba ariyo asohora abanyeshure buri mwaka. Abenshi muri bo bagasohoka badafise iciyumviro c’ivyo bagiye gukora mu gihe Reta canke…

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…