Refugees and host Community Thriving Together
Welcome to Community of Engaged Benevolents for Ubuntu of Nakivale (CEBUNA)
At CEBUNA ( former Communauté Estudiantine Burundaise de Nakivale), we are dedicated to the improvement of life standard of Refugees, Host communities, children, women in particular and works alongside Nakivale youth and adolescents, whatever the context offering them assistance and supporting them in their efforts to become self reliant with commitment to excellence. We strive to create a foundation of hope and resilience by addressing the interconnected challenges of education, livelihood support, self-reliance to mitigate dependency on aid and develop harmonious coexistence within refugees and host communities.
With focus on Childcare, Livelihood and Education, we took an active role and contributed in the sustainable development of Nakivale refugee settlement by Uplifting our fellow refugees and host communities beneficiaries of our programs.
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Refugees Trained Through Our Different Programs and Children who so far benefited from child-care program
English Program
Childcare Program
COMPUTER LITERACY
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship Program
CEBUNA delivers a practical experience for young refugees and host communities to develop entrepreneurial skills, and test ideas. This enables young refugees to open, grow businesses, and consequently become self-reliant.
ChildCare Program
CEBUNA believes that children are precious ,important, regardless of their back ground or social status, they are loved and they deserve to understand their value.
Our Promise
Changing Lives Through Your Giving
COMPUTER LEARNING
Computer learning program gives opportunities to the youth of the settlement to manipulate and get used to some computer programs. Its aim is also to equip young refugees “graduate “and “high school students” with computer skills in order to multiply their luck of being employed and get used to the manipulation of computer tools.
TEAM BUILDING
In the objective of supporting CEBUNA organization’s staff to be more professional in terms of financial management and promote their vision, mission and values, a training was prepared and conducted by MNA & CO organization and supported by Segal Family Foundation on behalf of CEBUNA.
COVID RESPONSE
In partnership with International Refugee Rights Initiatives IRRI, CEBUNA conducted Safety and wellness or Salama champions project. This project was created in the objective of equipping refugees with knowledge and skills on how to fight against the spread of SARS – CoV-2 virus, and create localized solutions towards the pandemic (COVID-19). The project enabled 20 women and 20 young refugees to be employed for a period of one month. Through this project 500 care packages composed by sanitary pads, face masks and liquid detergent were distributed to PSNs (People with Specific Needs) of Nakivale Refugee Settlement.
Mama Esther
Beneficiary
I’m a mother of three and a beneficiary of CEBUNA’s Child Care program. This organization has assisted me a lot, they have given my children scholastic material and even teach them at no fee during the holidays. Am so grateful for the work they are doing.