Human Health Aid-Burundi

10/08/2023

24/08/2016

Organization: Human Health Aid-Burundi

Human Health Aid –Burundi was established by a group of volunteers who carried out relief activities during the Burundian civil war to day. Since then we have worked with affected communities, especially children and women who suffer from anxiety, depression, trauma and other psychosocial consequences of their war experiences; to increase their access to mental health care and psychosocial support. We strive to reach aggrieved people and deprived places of war, natural disasters, poverty and political instability where urgent relief, social aid, health and development is needed and where no other aid organisations go to or carry out relief activities. We undertake activities related to preparedness, prevention and sustainability of the community response.

Mission
In general, to contribute to and help improve the health and mental wellbeing of people and communities in Burundi. In particular, to facilitate rapid and easy access to psychosocial assistance and support for refugees, internally displaced people and victims of disasters in affected communities and areas and undertake community based development project for sustainable impact. To study, do research - disseminate innovation based access intervention (WASH, SVB etc.) - and carry out applied research, adding to the evidence base of practice in a variety of mental healthcare settings.
Overview

Insignificant involvement of civil society, local organisation and low participation by communities has negatively impacted on the availability of emergency support in cases of conflict, disasters and poverty. Mental health and psychosocial emergency support challenges in the Burundian context of war where sexual abuse, r**e, torture and other inhuman treatment constitute weapons of war, has not been given enough priority. While limited access to mental health care exists in the urban areas, the rest of the country, where many cases of sexual and gender based violence are reported, have many areas where limited or no aid and/or emergency organisations operate and where people and communities have no access to mental health of psychosocial care. In many cases where there is limited aid or an emergency presence, the services on offer are largely insufficient due to a lack of knowledge, limited skills and expertise and a lack of capacity for training and education. To us it is clear that existing aid and support available in the non-urban areas are limited and inefficient - there needs to be a novel and innovative intervention to effectively deal with the SGBV humanitarian crises in Burundi.

08/10/2015

Global humanitarian non-profit promoting rapid safe access to quality mental health/wellbeing 4 forcibly displaced war/armed-conflict affected Kids at highly unstable geopolitical border regions.

09/01/2015

Appel au secours : Rapatriement d’un corps d’étudiant Burundais mort au Benin « Arnaud ».

Chers frères et sœurs, ONGS, et organisations de la Société Civile du Burundais,

Je voudrais lancer cet appel à la solidarité pour la contribution au rapatriement du corps d’un étudiant Burundais, Arnaud, mort d’accident de route au , où il faisait son Masters en Informatique.
Le défunt n’avait qu’un seul parent « sa mère ». Celle –ci n’a pas des moyens et vit toujours à ici en Mairie de Bujumbura.

Les associations de la Société civile ont toujours joué en rôle important dans la mobilisation à la solidarité dans de circonstances pareilles. Pour d’amples informations, on peut directement s’adresser à sa famille (Mère) sise au 5eme avenue, N0 9 ou appeler au 79 57 77 77 ( Kaze Theodore)

De notre part au nom de l’ONG « Human Health Aid –Burundi, nous allons contribuer et témoignons notre solidarité a la famille éprouvée.

Fait a Bujumbura, le 09 Janvier 2015.

Secretaire Executive.

Maniriho Jeaninne

03/01/2015

Human Health Aid –Burundi (HHA Burundi as an abbreviation)

20/12/2014

The world is moving and then changing!!! by Nyamiye Hermenegilde

During the next minute 250 new babies will be born, more than 100 people will die, and 20 violent crimes will be committed in the United States. The world keeps spinning and the clock keeps ticking. As Benjamin Franklin once said, You may delay, but time will not.

20/12/2014

Add value to the project of launch 2015 :

(1) engaging Bujumbura town youth and the general population around climate change issues in order to become pioneers positively (planting trees on hills surrounding the Bujumbura town in order to protect it against current erosion since January begins the period of heavy rains)
(2) Mobilize the Bujumbura citizens take part and responsibility in preserving the environment and holding their leaders accountable climate change commitments so that this is not lost in the ongoing post 2015 negotiations.

20/12/2014

Our launch project from 15th January 2015

(1) 20 000 whom youth are mobilized and involved in the planting trees activity
(2) 80,000 trees are planted
(3) Public authorities are involved and contribute to the activity
(4) 1,000 templates are produced and posted on schools, communes’ offices, churches, public places, etc.
(5) 5 TV massages are produced and aired on 5 TV stations
(6) 15 Radio campaign massages are produced and aired on 15 radio stations

Objective and results of campaign 2015

(1) Mobilize the population and create awareness on effects of climate change and need to take responsibility and accountability
(2) Media campaigning through community Radio and Television stations
(3) 20,000 Bujumbura planting 80,000 trees around Bujumbura town as a sign that action starts now
(4) 25,000 people walk around Bujumbura town to the constitutional square where there will be speeches from prominent personalities including children of 15 years
(5) Reaching public institutions such as mosques, churches, and schools and distributing campaign materials/ templets for publicity and information dissemination.
(6) Recognition from Governmental authorities.