About Fwa

Friends Women’s Association, FWA, a grass-roots organization in Burundi, addresses the needs of women in conflict, poverty, HIV/AIDS, and sexual violence. The FWA health care clinic focuses on treating both physical and psycho-social needs

What we do

Our services: •Free or low cost medical exams to women andtheir families •Primary and preventative care •Laboratory testing •HIV testing and counseling, •Psychological counseling •Home visits and micro-finance services •Community trauma and reconciliation workshops

Our beliefs

We believe:We believe health is a human right. We alsobelieve that when this right is truly respected,there is hope for long-term sustainable peacein Burundi.We focus on the whole well-being of ourpatients and our community, treating both theirbodily needs and facilitating a process ofhealing from violence and trauma.

Recent Stories

Catch up on the latest from our blog.

Fwa October Activities Report

November 7, 2019 7:28 am ⋅

Under the support of the African Great Lakes Initiatives (AGLI) of the Friends Peace Teams, the national coordinator of Friends Women’s Association (FWA), NTAHUBA Parfaite has continued to do speaking tours in the United States both in schools and in Friends meetings. Find out more about October activities at Friends Women’s association inside this Report

Fwa activities in Spetember

September 25, 2019 7:17 am ⋅

During this month of September 2019, medical follow up and home visits were done for our HIV positive people. On September 25, 2019, one discussion group was done to discuss with men on the importance of HIV voluntary test. Check out more inside our September Report below

Reports:The work done by during the month of July-August 2019

September 12, 2019 10:09 pm ⋅

On August 5-9, 2019, the national coordinator of Friends Women’s Association (FWA), Pastor NTAHUBA Parfaite, attended a dialogue exchange program organized by the Amercican Friends Service Committee (AFSC) at the Concord&Suits Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya. The purpose was to help goal-peace practitioners, donors and other key stakeholders shift away from traditional short term ‘event based’ models of prevention of electoral violence and invest in analysis, mapping … Read More →

Report :Reports:The work done by during the month of June

July 12, 2019 10:17 pm ⋅

Download the Full Report http://www.fwaburundi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/FWA-June-2019-narrative-report.doc My name is Chantal. In our family, we are three sisters and one brother. When I grew up, Igot married. However, after I had my first born, my husband left me and married anotherwife. I have been struggling a lot in order to survive with my kid. I could not go back to myfamily because my two sisters and brother … Read More →

Reports:The work done by during the month of May 2019.

June 11, 2019 11:23 am ⋅

On May 14-24, under the leadership of FWA, QPN Burundi organized a ten-day workshop on Unarmed Civilian Peacekeeping (UCP). The venue was Kinindo training center (Mission Suedoise). We had a total of 20 participants, including 10 men and 10 women from 9 different Quaker organizations: American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), Evangelical Friends Church (EFC), Trauma Healing and Reconciliation Services (THARS), FWA, … Read More →

Reports:The work done by during the month of March-April 2019.

May 13, 2019 4:47 pm ⋅

ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM AND CAPACITY BUILDING On April 7-8, three people from FWA (the legal representative, the national coordinator and one nurse) attended a workshop organized by Quaker Service Norway (QSN). The main purpose was to improve our way of reporting. The facilitators were Jon-Magne Jonassen and Anne Britt Strømnes from QSN. Find the whole Report here http://www.fwaburundi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/TRAINING-REPORT-FWA.pdf http://www.fwaburundi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/FWA-AGBV-Project-Evaluation-Report.Final-Version-3.pdf http://www.fwaburundi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/FWA-APRIL-2019-NARRATIVE-REPORT-final.doc