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Building hearts of special needs people

2024-12-04T08:51:37+00:00

Mr Donatien Nzokirishatse lives with a disability, limping in his legs. He teaches carpentry and welding at the National Center for Socio-Professional Rehabilitation. He is also leader of the Association of Disabled Joiners and Welders, which is in the process of agreement. "We have the skills, the knowledge and the technical know-how. We just lack the support in terms of financial resources to make the most of these assets at our disposal," says Mr. Donatien, speaking of people with disabilities. Fort Barachel aims to help improve the lives of this category of people, most of whom are stigmatized and led to believe that [...]

Building hearts of special needs people2024-12-04T08:51:37+00:00

Stories of impact: this month’s story tells how the Dionis and Pas couple went from not having enough manure for their fields to having access to it, and consequently a good harvest

2024-11-21T09:07:38+00:00

Dionis is a drummer from Gishora, Burundi's drum sanctuary, and is married to Pascaline. The first year of their marriage was a difficult one, in terms of family living conditions. “Feeding my family was a difficult task because I had no manure to put in the fields,” says Dionis. “A year after the wedding, in February 2023, that's when Fort Barachel gave the Gishora drummers a pig. I was among those who received a piglet,” continues Dionis. The young drummer and his wife raised this pig and it gave birth to 4 other pigs, three of which they sold to meet [...]

Stories of impact: this month’s story tells how the Dionis and Pas couple went from not having enough manure for their fields to having access to it, and consequently a good harvest2024-11-21T09:07:38+00:00

Umuvugangoma: protecting a more than 8 centuries cultural heritage

2023-04-20T11:40:54+00:00

Key points . Umuvugangoma, a tree with a great historical and cultural significance for Burundi . Fort Barachel contributing to restoring Umuvugangoma, a tree under disappearing threat . Batimbo’s (Drummer’s) word of recognition to Fort Barachel and their partners’ contribution and what next according to them   Gishora (Gitega Province), March 1st 2023. Its 10h55 a.m. Hundreds of people are gathering on 12th National Road (Gitega-Karusi) next to the IRAZ’s (Institut des Recherches Agronomiques et Zoologiques) area. Almost everyone is holding an Umuvugangoma seedling in their hands. Local population holding Umuvugangoma seedlings, ready to plant them/photo/FortBarachel   Soon after, [...]

Umuvugangoma: protecting a more than 8 centuries cultural heritage2023-04-20T11:40:54+00:00

Sports Event in Gihanga

2021-02-27T07:58:46+00:00

On Saturday, March16, 2019, Fort Barachel organized a sportive and recreational event in Gihanga village in the Province of Bubanza, in the Rift Valley between the mountains of DRC Congo and Burundi. The main reason of organizing the event comes from our aspirations to fulfill our objectives of Initiating, enhancing and supporting local initiatives in the fields of sport, art, culture and entrepreneurship and ultimately fulfill our vision of building hearts in the Heart of Africa - Burundi. Gihanga, as many other areas has sports potential that present a lot of opportunities to people to strive and succeed in any [...]

Sports Event in Gihanga2021-02-27T07:58:46+00:00

Gihanga Sports and Culture

2019-04-22T09:29:02+00:00

Fort Barachel is organizing a Sports and cultural event in Gihanga. There will be soccer matches, basketball and Bike Road Race for girls and boys. At the end we will hold skateboard, pogo stick and BMX bike performance. There will be plenty of prizes and awards to talented individual.

Gihanga Sports and Culture2019-04-22T09:29:02+00:00
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