Amahoro Youth Club (AYC)
| Address | Bujumbura-Burundi, Bvd de l’Uprana, Galerie Yes Bureau n°12 |
| Country | BURUNDI |
| Phone number | +257 79 918 869, +257 79 938 416,+257 79 563 855 |
| Website | http://amahoroinburundi.wordpress.com |
| Youtube | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_AADlIhjRo |
| Date of foundation | 2007 |
| Name Contact person | Armand GIRAMAHORO |
| Email contact person | email hidden; JavaScript is required |
| Number of Staff | 7 staff (all volunteers) |
| Number of Volunteers | 22 |
| Vision and aims of organization | Our mission is to contribute to solidifying peace and sustainable development through spaces of exchange among Burundian young people. Our goals: - Search for and promotion of reconciliation and peace in a broad manner; - Sustainable development for Burundi and all people living there; - Consciousness-raising among youth to fight against discrimination and promote human rights, gender equality and democracy; - Education efforts to empower civil society and youth as a peace-builders; - Involvement of Burundian youth residing in Bujumbura, in the countryside and abroad in moral, economic and political reconstruction of the country; - Re- establishment of the noble values of solidarity and mutual support focusing on the search for sustainable peace, development and democracy for the country; - Creation of a context for expression and participation for the youth of Burundi and of the Diaspora for the peaceful resolution of conflicts. |
| Organisation’s core areas of expertise | - Educational activities; - Dialog sessions (debates); - Trainings |
| Activities main focus | Our activities focus a lot on dialog sessions where youth debate on peace and development issues in our country and in the world. We also organise recreational activities such as the peer to peer counseling activity where youth from unprivilleged areas interact with educated young people. We organise training sessions related to non-violent communication and resolution of conflicts, NGO management and related fields. |
| International Activities 2010-2011 | - Participation in the 350 campain - Participation in UNOY training on gender and diversity. |
| Local Activities for 2010-2011 | - Implentation of the project: ‘Mobilization of non violent, free and democratic elections’; - Openings of the Peace committes in Universities; - Dialogue sessions (study circles) in 4 Universities in Burujumbura (the capital); - Celebration of the international day of peace (2010) |
| Upcoming events | - A ten month project called: Raising Youth Voices for Violence Prevention and Lasting Peace in Burundi. Dialog sessions within universities. - Celebration of the International Day of Peace. |
| Do you organize special event for the Women’s Day (8 March) | So far, there is no event that we have organized on the Women’s day but it is our perspective that this day will be part of our events’ agenda to be celebrated. |
