Tuesday, February 09, 2010
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Concept 81 moves to Afrique
"undertow" shoot 2006
(adj) used to describe something that may seem, seemed, or will seem radical but is only, was only, or will only be a fad. (eg) Matt: "I had a great idea! What if I created a pen that recorded what people say!" Josh: "Seems a bit fadical to me."
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Burundi
Concept 81 moves to Afrique
About Burundi
Small, poor, densely populated, and landlocked, Burundi lies just south of the Equator in central Africa. Burundi has experienced many of the same devastating conflicts as Rwanda, yet with a fraction of the attention from the international community. Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a small country in the Great Lakes region of Africa. It is bordered by Rwanda on the north, Tanzania on the south and east, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west. Although the country is landlocked, much of its western border is adjacent to Lake Tanganyika. The country's modern name is derived from its Bantu language,Kirundi. Geographically isolated, facing population pressures and having sparse resources, Burundi has the lowest GDP per capita in the world arguably making it the poorest country on the planet. It is also one of the most conflict-ridden countries in Africa and in the world. Its small size belies the magnitude of the problems it faces in reconciling the claims of the Tutsi minority with the Hutu majority.Thirteen years of civil war have uprooted and devastated the lives of hundreds of thousands. Burundi ranks 169th on the Human Development Index of 177 ranked countries. One in five of Burundi’s children die before they reach the age of 5. And adult life expectancy is just 51 years. Yet against this backdrop of despair, there are churches and humanitarian agencies playing a pivotal role in Burundi’s recovery.
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