An Unpredictable, yet Reliable Path to Development

This summer, on August 22, the Burundian NGO YouthGlobe organised a Youth Forum with the support of RET International in Bujumbura, Burundi. This event was of interest in its own

Training and Inspiring Young Women! (Burundi)

  The RET’s Training on Entrepreneurship has led to some students using their summer holidays to work with adult literacy classes to discuss with the women ways of setting up

The RET’s Inspiring Programme in Burundi

  Great projects are not only important for beneficiaries; they also set examples and spread great ideas. This is why the RET along with other oganisations such as UNICEF and

It is Never too Late to Learn to Read and Write: Empowering Young Refugees through Basic Literacy and Numeracy Training

  Bujumbura, March 2012 – Since the month of June 2011, the RET – in collaboration with UNHCR – is implementing a project aiming at the empowerment of Congolese refugee

The RET Renews Scholarship Contracts with Returnee Students

  59 returnee students have signed their DAFI scholarship contracts for 2012, administered by the RET, at the headquarters of the National Office for Returnees and Stateless Persons (ONPRA) in

Peace Week in the Camps of Congolese Refugees in Burundi

Global Newsletter – January 2012 (Burundi) – Every year on September 21, the world celebrates the International Day of Peace. This day was also celebrated in refugee camps in Burundi

Theatre Forum, Burundi

The RET has organized theatrical performances in 39 schools (within the provinces of Kirundo, Muyinga, Cankuzo, Ruyigi, Rutana, Makamba and Bururi), all which benefit from the responsible citizenship programme. These theaters

Burundi – Perseverance and Effort

Saturday, June 11th saw the RET hold a celebration of perseverance at Butezi Learning Centre in Rutana province. The day was to remind students of the importance of education in

DAFI – Reinforcing Capacities – Entrepreneurship training

  The RET is committed to strengthening the capacity and intellectual skills of students through training workshops and participation in international conferences. The RET’s DAFI scholars received training on Burundi

Burundi – Project to Assist Returnee Integration Through National Language Learning

  IRIN has published an article discussing the need for national language learning in Burundi for returnees. Returnee students often have no background in either French or Kirundi, the national

Burundi Newsletter

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Burundi Student Wins University Scholarship

  Salathiel Ntakirutimana, 20 years old, a former pupil of Lycée Muyaga in Cankuzo Province, has been granted a scholarship by Econet Wireless , and just begun his first year