A Ruddock Eye View In January, my husband, Jon, and I joined a GLO supporters’ trip to Burundi alongside 12 others, of a variety of ages, experiences and nationalities, feeling a mixture of excitement and trepidation. I had visited Burundi in 1998, post-civil war, so I was interested to see the country almost... Read the article...
Against All Odds In Kirundi, the word often used for a person with a disability is ikimuga. Unlike umuntu, the word used for a human being, ikimuga begins with “iki”, a prefix typically reserved for things. Objects. Not people. The shocking reality is that, in many communities, people with disabilities are often... Read the article...