Song written by Lewis Bucumi
“Refugees”
I have something in my heart that I am missing.
My friend, are you all right?
Are you still fine?
Although I am a refugee,
it is not I who decided to be one.
Now I sleep in a tent,
yet once I had a beautiful house.
Please God, help Burundians find peace in their land.
Let your holy spirit come and judge people who do the killings.
I am not a street boy, as we Burundians say.
I did not come here because of hunger, as the leaders say.
I left behind plantations ripe for harvest.
I left maize ready but now eaten by bugs.
I abandoned cattle and sheep on the farm.
I left milk in the milk pots.
I left potato and cassava, now consumed by insects.
I left all at home.
I came with nothing.
Now I feed on maize, oil, beans.
At home I ate whatever I wanted.
I am here not because I wanted to come here. No!
I wanted to save my life!
I left the girl I love crying alone on the hills.
I thank Rwanda for welcoming us.
I thought I would never return to school and write.
I thank UNHCR and ADRA for the help they give.
You built a school so we can study as we once did.
We study math, English, French.
Parents, come together! Put our children in school.
In a refugee camp, nothing can be higher priority
than educating our children.
May God bless you.
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Internationales reçoit Filippo Grandi
15 Jan 2018TV5MONDE – Emission du Dimanche 14 Janvier 2018 – Internationales reçoit Filippo Grandi, haut-commissaire des Nations unies pour les réfugiés.
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From the Camp to the Campus – UNHCR and the German Embassy in Rwanda host the 25th Anniversary of the DAFI scholarship programme for refugees
14 Dec 2017Let me tell you about my journey from the camp to the campus” – Cairo Rudacyahwa (Degree in English Literature, from Gihembe refugee camp)
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Belgium provides crucial and timely support to refugees in Rwanda
11 Dec 2017The Kingdom of Belgium contributed a total of 1.5 million EUR WFP and UNHCR in order to maintain food assistance and to pilot an innovative cooking fuel solution for refugees hosted in Rwanda
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Rwandan school bridges language gulf for Burundian students
12 Oct 2017A specially-designed course helps French-speaking refugees move into the English-based education system in Rwanda.
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MIDIMAR, UNHCR launch the use of gas to replace firewood for cooking in transit camps receiving Rwandan returnees
5 Oct 2017Already, UNHCR is successfully piloting a clean cooking fuel solution with Rwandan company Inyenyeri in Kigeme camp.
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Rwanda: UNHCR and IOC supporting together a Sport for Protection project for children and youth
26 Sep 2017This project will enhance refugee adolescents and youth protection and capacity to identify different protection risks and empower them to protect themselves and other protect other children and youth in the camps.
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‘We say thank you’ – Rwanda returnees coming home receive support from Government of Rwanda and One UN upon their arrival
6 Sep 2017One UN Rwanda is supporting the Government of Rwanda to provide returnees with assistance to return to their places of origin and reintegrate into the local community.
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Clean and Safe Cooking in Kigeme camp: Inyenyeri brings jobs with new made-in-rwanda cooking fuel for Congolese refugees
29 Aug 2017Refugees in Kigeme camp acknowledge a big change with Inyenyeri stoves, comparing to traditional cooking with firewood.
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From Russia with Love – International Flower Delivery Service brought to you by a Burundian Refugee in Rwanda
29 Aug 2017Reynolds Butari, a Burundian refugee young writer, psychologist and entrepreneur has opened his own business in Rwanda.
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A Rwandan Fashion Designer trains refugees to become professional models
28 Aug 2017Refugee camps in Rwanda are like any community with people that are capable to use their skills to have their dreams come true.