Marguerite Barankitse
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Marguerite Barankitse (also Maggie Barankitse) is a Burundian development worker .
Act
Marguerite Barankitse began providing food and shelter to around 25 children on October 25, 1993, during the Burundian Civil War . Before that, she had to witness how several dozen people were executed before her eyes. With the help of Burundian and European friends, she organized an aid network that supported a growing number of children. In May 1994, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Ruyigi , Bishop Joseph Nduhirubusa, agreed to convert a former school into a children's home called Maison Shalom .
Barankitses organization later opened other children's homes in Butezi and Gizuru . In 2004 around 20,000 children had directly or indirectly benefited from the organization's help, according to their own information.
Prices
Due to the scope of the work of Barakitse's charity and the fact that it supports children regardless of their origin, Barakitse has received numerous human rights awards, including:
- 1998: Human Rights Prize of the French Republic
- 2000: North-South Prize of the Council of Europe , Bremen Solidarity Prize
- 2000: Shalom Prize
- 2003: The World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child
- 2004: Voices of Courage Award from the Women's Commission for Women and Refugee Children
- 2004: Nansen Refugee Award , Four Freedoms Award
- 2008: Opus Prize
- 2016: Aurora Prize to Promote Humanity
Web links
- Quotes from Marguerite Barankitse on Wikiquote (French)
- Official website of Maison Shalom (French)
- List of further prices (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Clooney, Co-Chair of the Selection Committee, presents the $ 1 million Aurora Prize to Marguerite Barankitse at ceremony in Yerevan, Armenia , accessed April 25, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barankitse, Marguerite |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barankitse, Maggie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Burundian development worker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |