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By Mara J. Roberts This piece was originally published on the Peacebuilder blog Not too long ago, I met up with a friend of mine who used to be an analyst for the State Department. One of the hot topics of our dialogue included the subject of peacebuilding efforts in Africa. During the conversation, he [...] Burundian Child Taking the Survey Burundian Classroom Here are photos from our recent neglected tropical disease survey on primary school children in Burundi. New Dominion Philanthropy Metrics implemented a pilot surveillance system to examine the ability of SMS texting to be utilized in monitor the election-related violence. Nine different districts were randomly selected throughout the country to gauge the number of violent acts reported due to the elections. Our hypothesis was that SMS texting would be an ideal surveillance tool because it is readily available even in remote areas of Burundi. If successful, this system could be replicated in other African nations. [...] Today, only the incumbent, Nkurunziza, ran in the election, and initial reports suggest a low voter turn out due to a boycott by the opposition and fears of violence. These together with reports of ten grenade attacks around the country strongly suggests that democracy is in question and Burundi is in [...] |
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