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Rebuilding dignified lives: Gender in peacebuilding in Burundi

The post-independence history of Burundi until 2005 has been largely marked by violent conflict and genocide, the numerous legacies of which continue to cast their shadow over Burundian society. The peacebuilding process remains a fragile one. Nonetheless, since the end of the civil war, Burundians at all levels have been rebuilding their individual and family lives as well as those of their communities.

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The post-independence history of Burundi until 2005 has been largely marked by violent conflict and genocide, the numerous legacies of which continue to cast their shadow over Burundian society. The peacebuilding process remains a fragile one. Nonetheless, since the end of the civil war, Burundians at all levels have been rebuilding their individual and family lives as well as those of their communities.

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Henri Myrttinen and Pierre Claver Nsengiyumva

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International Alert

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2014

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English

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Henri Myrttinen and Pierre Claver Nsengiyumva, “Rebuilding dignified lives: Gender in peacebuilding in Burundi,” 

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