Burundi

Honorate faced a lot of resistance to attend school in Burundi as a girl.With the civil war that started in 1993, she observed even more severe violations of women’s rights, such as rape, assaults, and gender-based violence. This led Honorate to establish the organization Développement Agropastoral et Sanitaire (DAGROPASS) in 2001. It aims at empowering women by teaching them their human rights, raising awareness about domestic violence and offering women with training about small business entrepreneurship and agriculture. Photo credit: Global Fund For Women