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Goretti Ndacayisaba

"The Peacebuilding Commission is a very welcomed opportunity for our country - especially women, after many years of civil war which caused widespread destruction at individual and collective levels. The PBC can play a central role in Burundi on its road to recovery by supporting lasting peace, security and durable development, good governance with a gender perspective at all levels, an end to impunity, effective community recovery and reconciliation, disarmament and the civic participation of all stakeholders in peace consolidation."


Goretti Ndacayisaba

Biography of Goretti Ndacayisaba, Program Executive, Dushirehamwe, Burundi

Goretti Ndacayisaba is a dedicated civil society leader on issues of peace and development in Burundi. Ms. Ndacayisaba is currently a Program Executive at Dushirehamwe, a non-governmental organization dedicated to empowering women and building the capacity of women’s organizations to contribute effectively and efficiently to conflict prevention and resolution. Prior to her position as Program Executive at Dushirehamwe, Ms. Ndacayisaba worked for seven years as a national-level coordinator on a gender and conflict-transformation training project. Her work included creating informative, educational programs in suburban Bujumbura, focusing on women and development. She is also a founding member of the Federation of African Women Network for Peace and is actively involved in several key organizations including the Forum for Civil Security Empowerment in Burundi (FORSC), Partners’ Synergy for Women’s Rights Promotion (SPPDF) and Civil Society Organizations Coalition for Elections Monitoring (COSOME).
Dushirehamwe

Dushirehamwe’s work includes assisting the repatriation and reintegration of refugees and displaced people, training women on their rights and responsibilities in political participation, creating linkages between women at the grass-roots level and women decision-makers, identifying critical advocacy issues regarding women’s roles in post-conflict society, and developing advocacy strategies around these issues. Dushirehamwe is a network comprised of around 125 members who are also trainers in strategies for addressing conflict and gender relations - skills that they have put into practice in working with women leaders all over the country. It is estimated that the network reaches out to over 7000 women at the community level. It is gaining increasing national recognition and is often asked to defuse tensions in the community.


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Enhancing Security and the Rule of Law in Burundi: High-level Roundtable with the Peacebuilding Commission
Presented by Goretti Ndacayisaba, Program Executive, Dushirehamwe, Burundi
June 2007

Roundtable Discussion on the Peacebuilding Commission and SCR 1325 in Burundi
Presented by Goretti Ndacayisaba, Program Executive, Dushirehamwe, Burundi
March 2007

Statement at Security Council Arria Formula on Women’s Participation in Peace Processes
Presented by Goretti Ndacayisaba, Program Executive, Dushirehamwe, Burundi
October 2005