10 Game Changers for 10 Year ! : 05: Promoting gender equality through marriage

Journal: Under the Sun: News from the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund

Journal: Under the Sun: News from the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund

Notes: Annual report issue.; One of ten short stories of PWRDF and partner projects.; "PWRDF partnered with the Diocese of Bujumbura in Burundi and taught women the benefits of being legally married. Tradition dictates that a husband's birth family is entitled to his assets when he dies, leaving his wife and children with nothing. Many women were unaware that the law says assets are jointly owned. The diocese organized mass weddings and negotiated with the government to lower the marriage licence fees -- another barrier -- and PWRDF and Global Affairs Canada covered half. Women who formalized their marriages report that they have regained their dignity, improved their sexual health, achieved greater family harmony and better health for their children". [Text of entire article.]

Subjects: Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) - Grants; Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) - Burundi; Women - Burundi; Marriage - Burundi; Anglican Church of Burundi. Diocese of Bujumbura