Burundian women are considered to be the basis for development in households. She works hard in rural and artistic activities to earn a daily living. However, the respect and recognition of its socio-economic rights still leaves much to be desired. The project “improving the socio-economic situation of rural women by promoting the production of local handmade bags” aimed to support an association of rural women in Kirundo province in their economic development and environmental protection initiatives by promoting basketry while contributing to the protection of the wetlands of Lake Cohoha by promoting the valorization of Cyperus papyrus through the manufacture of items based on this natural resource. As such, the project was financed by the Akiba Uhaki Foundation and provided basketry tools in order to strengthen the capacities of the women of Yaranda gathered in an association of weavers.

The items made by the women weavers of Yaranda are sold and displayed in the PAPYRUS house in Gatumba, located on the outskirts of the Rusizi National Park.

Basketry contributed to the improvement of the socio-economic conditions of the woman braiding woman in Yaranda As a result of this activity, the women weavers of Yaranda contribute to the development of their household. This woman managed to buy a cow that contributes to the production of organic manure to fertilize agricultural soil.

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