12-23-2013 ■ Christmas is a joyful holiday when the whole family gathers around a nice meal, parents distribute presents and nice memories are built. However, for HIV-positive orphans, Christmas can be a dark moment that makes them feel lonelier than ever.-By Joanna Nganda That is the reason why the National Association for (...)

12-20-2013 ■ Gifts made of shoes, food, clothes, soaps…have been given by King’s School to the Batwas’ Community from Buterere before Christmas this 13 December 2013. Therefore, Batwas from this community salute the act and would like to see other associations or institutions doing the same.-Yves Didier Irakoze Shining faces, songs (...)

12-19-2013 ■ People from Ijenda as well as their neighbours will no longer need to move to Bujumbura for eye care. An ophthalmic centre has recently been created, thanks to “Lions Club Bujumbura Doyen”.-By Diane Uwimana It has two consultation rooms, six simple rooms and four VIP rooms all with two (...)

12-19-2013 ■ The MSM Project (Men who have Sex with Men) is a branch of ANSS because, as said Jeanne Gapiya, “it’s a group of people very vulnerable to HIV infection. We can’t aspire to fight against HIV while excluding this group”.-By Joanna Nganda A peer educator is a person who (...)

12-19-2013 ■ On the occasion of Volunteers’ World Day celebrated every 5th December, Burundians’ volunteers have organized a workshop to sensitize young people to being change agents in their communities.By Lorraine Josiane Manishatse The International Volunteers’ World Day is a good occasion to celebrate volunteers’ contributions in strengthening pe ace and (...)

12-15-2013 ■ The Warsaw Nineteenth Session on the Conference of the Parties’ (COP19) objective is to limit global temperature increase to a maximum of 2° C like the preindustrial level.-By Lorraine Josiane Manishatse The climate change on our planet and its adverse effects on the population are a subject of major (...)

12-14-2013 ■ In Bujumbura, the price of artificial milk for infants is going through the roof, leaving mothers with very few alternatives. But why artificial milk when you can breastfeed? -By Joanna Nganda Elsie, a mother of two, chose exclusive breastfeeding and as she says it herself “it’s the cheapest and (...)

12-11-2013 ■ The government is called upon to ratify the law on people with disabilities in the Constitution in order to respect and ensure their right of living in the society like other people.-By Yves Didier Irakoze Under the theme “Breaking obstacles for people with disabilities” the Association of women with (...)

12-10-2013 ■ Burundi is ranked among the most affected by food insecurity and chronic malnutrition. Then, fortification of some staple food should help to tackle the issue.-By Diane Uwimana Burundi presents a 38.8 indicator in 2013 on the global starvation index. “This index was established at 37. 9 points in 2010. This (...)

12-10-2013 ■ For celebrating 1st December, the World AIDS Day, ANSS has organized a week of awareness-raising campaign, which was also an occasion for people to get voluntarily and anonymously tested.-By Joanna Nganda During the 15 campaigns organized under this year’s national theme “Together to accelerate the elimination of mother-to-child HIV (...)