In communities across Burundi, women and girls are rising — not in spite of the challenges they face, but through them. At the heart of this movement is Active Women Arise for Sustainable Development, known simply as AWARD: a civil society organization committed to unlocking the potential of girls, women, and communities as active agents […]

When people hear the word ’empowerment’, they often picture a single moment – a workshop attended, a certificate received, a speech delivered. At AWARD, we think differently. Empowerment is not a moment. It is a movement. And it is built through concrete, sustained action across multiple dimensions of life. Here is a closer look at