Burundi News News Burundi » Education: How Burundi is Empowering Her Women Through Education
The Republic of Burundi is a country in the African Great Lakes region of East Africa. The country is bordered by Tanzania to the east and south, Rwanda to the north, and the Democratic Republic of ...
News Burundi » Education: Burundi Struggles To Implement Free Primary Education
The tiny African Great Lakes nation of Burundi is the latest on the continent to institute free primary school education, which began last September following more than a dozen years of civil war. The ...
News Burundi » Education: Burundi: Anglican Bishop Builds Closer Ties Between Christian Higher Education Institutions in Burundi
An exchange forum has been organised by Christian universities and theological colleges in Burundi to help them exchange ideas, share resources and build partnerships. Organisers hope that the ...
News Burundi » Education: Universal education in Burundi: Successes and challenges
Wedenig explains that in Burundi there was clear political will, translated into action, with the backing of the country’s international partners. Among those partners, UNICEF has joined with the ...
News Burundi » Education: Schools for Burundi but little education
Teachers’ unions and civil society organisations say the main problem is the spate of reforms rushed in with no preparation Burundi: Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza has built more schools in his ...
News Burundi » Education: Free education benefits poorest girls most, Burundi study shows
Teenage pregnancy rates remain high across many parts of the developing world. In Africa, on average, about one in 10 girls between the ages of 15 and 19 has already given birth. These early ...
News Burundi » Education: Mission Education in Burundi
The International Leadership University (ILU) in Burundi has established a graduate program in mission studies. Dr. Fohle Lygunda, the Academic Dean and Daewon Moon, a CGCM student associate, have ...
News Burundi » Education: Burundi School Ban on Expectant Teens 'Skewed' Against Girls' Education
Burundi’s ban on pregnant girls and expectant teen fathers attending school is not only a violation against children’s right to education, but also unfairly discriminates against girls, campaigners ...
News Burundi » Education: UK commits aid for education sector in Tanzania, Burundi
Britain?s Department for International Development has committed £87 million ($152 million) to shore up the education sector in two east African nations. The agency will send £85 million ($148.5 ...
News Burundi » Education: Burundi school ban on expectant teens 'skewed' against girls' education
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Burundi's ban on pregnant girls and expectant teen fathers attending school is not only a violation against children's right to education, but also unfairly ...