he Friends Peace Teams Project in which PYM
participates is seeking two individuals interested in working on a peace team
in the African nation of Burundi for 25 months beginning July 1, 2000. These
team members will work with two Burundians in developing the Burundi Trauma
Healing and Reconciliation Center, a new endeavor to deal with the consequences
of years of violence in Burundi. The center is sponsored by Burundi Yearly
Meeting of Friends and the African Great Lakes Initiative of the Friends Peace
Teams Project. Service begins with six months of training in Africa about
trauma healing and reconciliation work, Kirundi (the language of Burundi), and
the social, political, religious, economic and historical background of
Burundi. Team members receive a stipend plus reimbursement of expenses. The
application deadline is April 1. For more information, visit the web site
www.quaker.org/fptp/agli, e-mail
davidzarembka@juno.com, or write
African Great Lakes Initiative, c/o David Zarembka, 17734 Larchmont Terrace,
Gaithersburg MD 20877.
