Report
Click the image below to download the report of our last visit to Burundi in October and November 2008 (PDF format - 4,9Mo)
Turikumwe report - October/November 2008
Tatamis
More than 30 elements of tatamis have been given by the "Judo Club de Dettwiller" (North Alsace). Thank you very much to the responsables of the club. With those tatamis, we will be able to open more than one clubin Bujumbura.
Meetings
European Development Days
Jean-Jacques Nyienimigabo, Ministre de la Jeunesse, des sports et de la Culture (Youth, Sport and Culture)At the occasion of the European Development Days, organized in Strasbourg from November eht 15th to the 17th, we were pleased to meet Burundian personalities. The most eminent was the Minister for Youth, Sports and Culture, Jean-Jacques Nyienimigabo. But were also present the mayor of Bujumbura or several ambassadors of Burundi in Europe (France, Belgium, Italy).
We made these few days profitable to make a precise point on our commitment in Burundi. Thank you to all our interlocutors who allow us to give even more credit to our action.
What we do
in images
Turikumwe
What does it mean ?
It is a word in Kirundi (the official mother language of Burundi) which means "All together". Thank you to Viator, a young judoka from the Burundian Judo Federation, who found the name of our project.
The actors
Who are we ?
The Centre Alsacien de Coopération Internationnale (CACI) : created in 1958. It is the association on which we base all our actions in France.
The Fédération Burundaise de Judo (FBJ) : created in 1991. It is the co-leader of the Turikumwe project and it is our relay in Burundi for all the actions of the Turikumwe project.
in partnership with
The Ligue d'Alsace de Judo (LAJ) : it is the judo technical reference for all the projects
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Valéry Manirakiza (President FBJ) - Jean-Jacques Nyenimigabo (Ministre de la Jeunesse et des Sports) - Jan Eirik Schiotz (President JFP)The Judo for Peace Commission’s visit to Bujumbura
March 2009
The Judo for Peace Commission was present in Bujumbura for an inspection visit from March 20-27th, 2009. The first person to arrive on site was our Project Manager, Nicolas Messner. Several days later, the President of the Commission, Jan Eirik Schiotz, arrived straight from Norway.
We made the most of these few days to conduct a complete inventory of our interventions in Burundi. The programme was punctuated by numerous visits and just as many encounters, among which, some of the most important being an interview with the Burundian Minister of Youth and Sports, as well as a meeting with the Executive Secretary of the National Olympic Committee... read more
Paris Tournament 2009
Turikumwe: an honorary guest
Bernard Messner (President of the CACI), Valéry Manirakiza (President of the FBJ), Yann Coelenbier (Managing Director Peace and Sport) and Jan Eirik Schiotz (President of Judo for Peace) in front of the standIn the beginning of February, the Turikumwe project was honored at the Paris International Tournament, Ile de France, at the Paris Bercy Omnisport Palace. Invited by the Judo for Peace Commission of the IJF (of which Turikumwe is now an integral part), we were able to present our activities to a large audience of spectators at the tournament. The stand was put at our disposal free of charge by the French Judo Federation.
French Scholar Championship
Châtellerault, France
Saturday the 24th of January 2009, at the occasion of the French scholar championship in Châtellerault near Poitiers, we were responsible of a stand which presented our work in Burundi. That was a good occasion to have contacts to collect tatamis and judogis in the near futur.
Appointment
to the Judo for Peace Commission
Since January the 1st, Nicolas Messner, our project manager is officialy member of the Judo for Peace commission in the International Judo Federation. He has the responsability for activities in Africa, with special focus on the Great Lake region. He will also be involved in other programs in Africa. More informations.
New tatamis
L'équipe du club de Hoenheim - Team of the Hoenheim Judo Club
We want to thank warmly the Judo Club of Hoenheim (near Strasbourg) which gave us their old tatamis. Actually they have changed these and when Guy Margogne from Pass'port Company has explained to the President of the club that it would be possible to send the tatamis to Burundi to help the construction of new judo association, the answer was immediatly positive.
We have now approximatly 100 elements which gives us the possibility to open at least four new clubs.
Christmas Market
The "Centre Educatif Fermé" involved
Every Sunday during December, the youngs coming from the "Centre Educatif Fermé" (closed educational establishment) of Saverne welcome you on their stand of the Christmas market of Saverne (North Alsace). They propose to you: Burundian traditional craft art, greetings cards manufactured by the Pygmy female community of Burundi and the little christmas cakes they made themselves. The collected funds must be used for the construction project of a classroom next year in Burundi.
Peace and Sport Forum 2008
Turikumwe project attends the Forum
At the occasion of the 2nd International Peace and Sport forum which has been held at the beginning of December in Monaco, the Turikumwe project was represented by Nicolas Messner, project manager.This meeting placed under the high patronage of its highness sérénissime Albert II de Monaco, was the occasion to concretely present the work undertaken in Burundi since many years by our teams.Meetings, followed by several international sporting representatives (e.g.: IJF, FISU…), decision makers of the sporting sphere and or course by the executive team of Peace and Sport, were of a great richness and should allow us, in the weeks and the months to come, to consider the development of our actions in an optimistic way.
Equipments
Thanks to the "Judo Club de Chatellerault"
The last weekend of November, we made a real expedition in Chatellerault, not far from Poitiers (Center of France), to pick up the equipements which had been collected by the Judo Club de Châtellerault. We have from now on almost all the material which we will soon load into our first container. An big thank you to all the team of the Judo Club of Châtellerault.
Une partie du matériel d'ores et déjà récupéréOctober 22nd to November 7th
Here you are with a few figures of our last trip to Burundi.
- We lead 25 training sessions with young school boyes and girls (10 to 15 years old)
- All together, that represents 489 young people coming from the poorest places of the capital
- We directed 7 sessions within a center who takes care of mental handicaped young people
- We gave books to 3 schools and to one association which works in the center of the country (Bisoro)
- We were responsable of 12 training sessions for 249 judokas within the 5 clubs of Bujumbura
- We have participated to more than 20 de working meetings based on the Turikumwe project
- We were invited to speak during a big conference on the values of judo
- We participated to a judo demonstration in Ngozi (North Burundi) which was the first time judo went out of Bujumbura
- More than 1400 spectators attended to our demonstrations and training sessions
The Wheels of our Action
Click on the different wheels to discover all the aspects of the Turikumwe project.
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The container
The loading of our first container (we have already sent equipments but we weren't responsible for the transportation) was a great success today in Strasbourg. More than 10 tons of équipments representing a value in kind of 35000 €, are on their way to Burundi and will reach Bujumbura within two or three months.
Invited guests
The FBJ in Strasbourg
In the beginning of February, we had the great pleasure of welcoming our Burundian friends in Strasbourg. Valéry Manirakiza, President of the BFJ and Christian Nahimana, DTN, were our invited guest for several days before rallying to Paris and its famous tournament. They made good use of their stay by taking stock of the material that we have already collected and that will soon be shipped to Burundi.
Active Co-operation
Bujumbura November the 6th 2008
At the occasion of our last trip closing ceremony which has been held from October 22nd to November 7th, 2008, in Bujumbura, the CACI and the FBJ officially signed a cooperation agreement with an aim of reinforcing the Turikumwe project. From now on, Turikumwe is a bicephalous project whose two responsible entities are the "Centre Alsacien de Coopération Internationale" and the "Fédération Burundaise de Judo", in close cooperation with the Ligue d'Alsace de Judo.This agreement was signed in the presence of the representative of the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture of Burundi and the Executive secretary of the Olympic National Committee of Burundi.
L. Benboudaoud
Godfather of the Turikumwe project
Larbi Benbouaoud, world champion and Olympic vice-champion, who was in Strasbourg some weeks ago, gave his support to us while becoming godfather of the Turikumwe project. We will hold you informed in the way in this sponsorship will take form.
Larbi BenboudaoudFound raising
It is the amount of money we already have collected in order to send our first container to Buurndi. You can also help us.
Books
Last September 2008, the "FCPE d' Alsace" gave us more than one ton of schoolbooks which will be conveyed soon in Burundi. Thank you to the FCPE.
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