Professionnels in ASASS-Burundi, through TERIMBERE Human Award Universal School program, Collaborate via ICT MOBILE PHONES, SMS mobile phones exchange to plan curricula, adopte and amendate documents with the consultation of rural people of the communities of Burundi within north provinces of Burundi where there are major social, health and economic problems. Powered by iWith.org

1. Context

2. Bujumbura
Burundi became independent in 1962. Since independence, Bujumbura has been the scene of frequent fighting
between the country's two main ethnic groups, with Hutu militias opposing the Tutsi-dominated Burundi army

3. CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES.
MOBILE PHONES AND INTERNET IN LATIN AMERICA AND AFRICA: What
benefits for the most disadvantaged in EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY AND
CENTRAL AFRICA: Burundi and RDC-Congo?
(ASASS-BURUNDI)a.s.b.l
-Sanitaire
POBOX: 6564 BUJUMBURA-BURUNDI
Tel: +254 77 763651
Email: info@healthwelfarework.org
www.healthwelfarework.org
Presentation by: Jean-Claude
KAMWENUBUSA
23 -24 0ctober 2009 BARCELONA

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Since 1997,
volunteers young students and
Adult professionals who are
Currently members of ASASS-BURUNDI promote ICT computer connected
to internet in urban cities and ICT mobile phone powered by DIY SOLAR
small pv panels, in rural ereas where there are no electricity, to connect and
collaborate with professors, Institutors, students and involve people in
these two different communities (URBAN & RURAL) for sustainable
development and MDGs goal supporting in Burundi and RDC Congo.
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We believe that Technologies,
Information and communication
(ICT) are key tools to promote a
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Better World For All (ABW4ALL),
peace, self-reliance and
sustainable development over the
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world.
We recognise that an Africa without
a sustainable, strong knowledge,
connectedness, cooperation on
sustainable development programs
worldwide of its own will always
remain in a dangerously dependent
position.
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Training workshop of students members of TERIMBERE, in collaboration
with Student Association of ICT promotion in University of Burundi.
Barcelona Conference 2009

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67% Burundians living with less than US$ 1 per day
Since the long and turbulent history, the African many people, especially in Burundi have no
formal or informal capital and people have less capital, especially in ICT KWOWLEDGE,
SKILLS AND IN CAPITAL ECONOMIC to sustain their survival as a nation.
In this context, education has been always considered by African, as the one prerequisite
97% in Buterere
not only for nation building, but also for achieving a genuine and sustainable peace, cultural,
social and global arts needs. Since the establishment of Association for solidarity, Health
and social assistance (ASASS-Burundi), has commit it self to reform the inherited education
and socio-economic development system with the aim to of promoting ICT, assist the
preparation of the African, particularly Burundian citizens towards sustainable living
standards in a democratic society, through the application of ICT Mobile technologies in
rural areas and ICT computers connected to the Internet in urban communities.
Burundi as other many countries of Africa, recognize education deterioration due to the war
and social conflicts, so there is an urgent need of improving EDUCATION,
TEACHING AND LEARNING, INCREASING UNIVERSITY AND HIGH EDUCATION
PROGRAMES IN THE COMMUNITIES OF AFRICA where quality education services are
less accessible, not affordable, less developed or improved and where academic rate
attendance is low because of several issues surrounding it: poverty, lack of qualified
human resources, ICT, infrastructures and financial as well as other fundamental
needs for development.
Barcelona Conference on ICT and Development

8. Furthermore, service learning and education services are provided in inequality, for
example, Education in Burundi reaches only a limited portion of the population: only
43% of adults are literate (53% males versus 32% of females), due to the civil war
occurred since1993-2005 which destroyed pedagogic and economic infrastructures.
Recognizing that in industrial transforming civilized world, there is a vast economic,
social and political change.
As we step forward into the information Age, we face the very real challenge of
redirecting the decades of African higher education, making Information,
Communication and Technologies (ICT) accessible, be used by all, so that youth must
be ready to struggle with the demands of the new global economy, the new realities
facing government, news daily information human rights needs and the new
challenges of a multicultural world.

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ASASS-BURUNDI though TERIMBERE SOCIETY, HUMAN AWARD UNIVERSAL
SCHOOL program, tied a partnership with IWITH FOUNDATION www.iwith.org, to
Improving access to the higher education and lifelong learning, the major priority of
the Governments of East African Community countries, especially the Burundi country.
ASASS-Burundi has been expanded the services of the MOBILE PHONE
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) AND the access to ICT
COMPUTERS connected to the Internet in Burundi and in the International
communities, for the development of the local communities and the improvement of
the social and economic situation of the people.
Since 2008, in partnership with IWITH FOUNDATION, ASASS-BURUNDI has
undertaken a program of education, research and communication with the
technologies support by WITH.ORG.
Through the ONLINE CAMPUS GENERATION EDUCATION
(AGE MISSION), ASASS-Burundi has planned to launch academic e-courses and life
training programs for human resources and various responsible in Africa, to ensure a
sustainable partnership with ICT industries for economic development and innovation
in education and Information Technologies solutions for all through pedagogical
techniques empowerment by Information and technologies that catalyse economic
and social development, path to 2015.
Barcelona Conference on ICT and Development

10. With ICT mobile phone and Computer:
- Professionnels in ASASS-Burundi, through TERIMBERE Human
Award Universal School program, Collaborate via ICT MOBILE
PHONES, SMS mobile phones exchange to plan curricula, adopte
and amendate documents with the consultation of rural people of the
communities of Burundi within north provinces of Burundi where
there are major social, health and economic problems.
- With simple ICT mobile phone, people in wherever they are,
everywhere they go and at anytime, in Burundi and worldwide, take
part in communities Development small programs Managment,
planning, Implementation and evaluation and Counselling (E.g:
Mobile Psychosocial Counselling on HIV/AIDS, Trauma Healing,
Children urgence consultation via telephone ) in Buterere
Community Development Centre( BCDC) of ASASS-Burundi

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13. Ramon Bartomeus
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