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12-02-2013 ■ Students from “Lycée du Saint Esprit”, Gikungu Secondary School“and Lycée Saint Gabriel”, members of the environment clubs have recently participated in a debate about the solid waste sustainable management.-By Lorraine Josiane Manishatse On 22nd November 2013, a debate about solid waste sustainable management was organized by students from northern (...)

12-02-2013 ■ Evaluating partnership between state institutions, ministerial commissions and civil society about fighting corruption situation after three months has been the main objective during the workshop held at “Source du Nil” Hotel this 19 November 2013.-Yves Didier Irakoze According to Hassan Mahwege, Deputy Secretary General of Observatory for Fight Against (...)

12-01-2013 ■ In Burundi, there are people who earn their own living while manufacturing local products. They get advantages of Burundi’s integration into EAC by exporting their production. However, they need much support.-Yves Didier Irakoze Soon in the morning, when arrived at MAREX, the passion fruit juice factory in Matongo Commune-Kayanza (...)

11-30-2013 ■ Trademark East Africa has offered equipment for physical/ chemical analysis laboratory to Burundian Bureau of Standards and Quality Control (BBN) as it always does for other EAC countries. Thanks to that, 34 parameters will be analyzed instead of 6.–By Lorraine Josiane Manishatse On 5th November 2013, Trade Mark East (...)

11-29-2013 ■ Nowadays, sexual violence to children is getting worse and worse. According to a psychologist, it is a strange and unstable behaviour which depends on different factors.-By Diane Uwimana Young children of less than 15 are commonly affected by sexual violence in our society. The recent case is from Bubanza (...)

11-27-2013 ■ Population Media Center is soon going to broadcast a series of sketches for helping Burundian people change their behaviour. Filmmakers have already got training sessions. Thanks to the latter, beneficiaries are proud of the offered guidance.-By Diane Uwimana Population Media Center takes origin in USA. From 2013 to 2016, (...)

11-26-2013 ■ National Association for HIV-positive people and people living with HIV (ANSS) has received an equipped vehicle from the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA). The donated vehicle will be used as a mobile clinic.-By Joanna Nganda This last Friday 15th November 2013, ANSS has been thrilled by the (...)

11-25-2013 ■ This week has been an opportunity to get a closer look at the national reproductive health. Doctor Juma Ndereye, Program Manager of National Reproductive Health Program (PNSR), tells us more about it.-By Joanna Nganda What does the reproductive health involve? Reproductive health involves two important ideas: family planning and (...)

11-22-2013 ■ Tax is generally important on the agenda in Africa. At the international level, advocacy groups and the G8 have called for greater efforts to counter tax evasion and avoidance by multinational companies. Then, Burundi Revenue Authority has elaborated a document about its reform achievements.-Diane Uwimana According to Kieran Holmes, (...)

11-21-2013 ■ Created in April 2013 and working officially since September this year, this school is there to offer formal courses to people and train professionals in music – By Yves Didier Irakoze According to Claire Olivier Gatabazi, Chairperson of the Tuko Pamoja Association, the idea to create it, has been (...)