FMT in partnership with The Global Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT) brings you a Covid-19 “healer” from Burundi.

Divine and Evelyne, two young women who live in Bujumbara, Burundi’s largest city, are making masks at the “Nyubahiriza” foster home, established by Fondation Stamm, a local non-profit organisation.

Divine and Evelyne, together with their children, have been helped by Fondation Stamm as they are sheltered in Nyubahiriza, which helps young single mothers and victims of sexual and gender-based violence.

They sew masks using traditional Burundian fabric called “igitenge” to support those affected by Covid-19.

Some “Made in Burundi” masks are used by BURINDI KIDS, a partner NGO of Fondation Stamm, while others are sent to Germany for the company Cosyspeed.

Nadège Horimbere was born in Bujumbura, Burundi. She has lived in Belgium for more than 15 years, where she completed a Masters in Translation. Upon her return to Burundi she interned at UNHCR Burundi in the Communications & PR department. In 2014, she was hired as an assistant in communications for the local NGO Foundation Stamm and was in charge of the service starting from the following year. View her portfolio here.

‘The Other Hundred Healers’ is an initiative by the non-profit organisation GIFT. The 240-page, full-colour, hardcover book can be purchased here at US$40 per copy for a minimum order of 20 copies.