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Under the leadership of Field Coordinators Claude & Kelley Nikondeha, together with a committee of 5 Batwa leaders, Communityfor is in process of undertaking two major projects in Burundi on behalf of the Batwa people of Burundi.
Of the people groups living in Burundi, the Batwa have resided in the region the longest. For centuries they lived off the land as nomadic hunter-gatherers, moving freely from place to place. As new groups moved into the area and settled into more permanent agricultural societies, the Batwa were pushed further into the forests and away from the development of the region. Today the Batwa live on the outermost fringes of Burundian society, facing extreme discrimination and limited, if any, opportunities in most areas of life. From education to health care to politics, the Batwa are demeaned, refused access, and pushed aside.
The mission of Communityfor in the Batwa community is to restore hope and opportunity. In other words we seek to give those whom Jesus called 'the least of these' tangible hope in the form of farmland.
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