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.

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

Interviewing Friends Women Association’s Ntaseka Clinic HIV Beneficiaries

March 26, 2019 1:43 pm ⋅

Testimony: the work done during the month of February 2019.

March 4, 2019 6:59 pm ⋅

During this month of February 2019, medical follow up and home visits were done for our HIV positive people. On February 20, 2019, there was a meeting with some of our HIV positive people beneficiaries. The main topics were Observance and socio-economic empowerment. This is a testimony shared by one of FWA’S beneficiaries. “My name is Ndizeye Zamda. I got married when I was only … Read More →