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On Devotion to Alleviating Suffering: A Conversation with Marguerite Barankitse
April 6, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
A talk with Marguerite Barankitse, Founder of Maison Shalom. Marguerite is a humanitarian activist who works to improve the welfare of children and challenge ethnic discrimination in Burundi. After rescuing 25 children from a massacre, she was forced to witness the conflicts between the Hutu and Tutsi in her country in 1993. She established Maison Shalom, a shelter that provided access to healthcare, education, and culture to over 20,000 orphan children in need. Because she protested against a third term for President Nkurunziza, she lives in exile.
Co-hosted by UNC’s School of Medicine, Gillings School of Global Public Health, and School of Social Work
0001 Michael Hooker Research Center, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health or online via Zoom
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