> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.opendemocracy.net/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Our voices: Poverty and livelihood
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/anatolie-kiyingoma-shani-azaizi-jeannette-kamanzi-josephine-niyonzima-and-marie-goretti/
- Published: 2013-03-06T10:03:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-23T00:04:04.000Z
- Description: Film: In this series of short films Burundian women look at key issues in the wake of the civil war, which ended in 2005. More than 1 million Burundians were internally displaced or forced to flee the country as a result of the 12-year civil conflict which killed over 300,000 people.
- Author: Joséphine Niyonzima
- Tags: Africa, #Migrated, Conflict & security, Security in Sub-Saharan Africa, Burundi, Peacebuilding, conflict, Structural Insecurity, #en, #Import 2026-04-09 16:28, #appended-excerpt

[Our Voices - Poverty and Livelihoods](http://vimeo.com/61086827?ref=opendemocracy.net) from [International Alert](http://vimeo.com/internationalalert?ref=opendemocracy.net) on [Vimeo](http://vimeo.com/?ref=opendemocracy.net).

Despite the end of war in 2005 which brought greater security, the population has not yet felt significant economic dividends of peace.  
  
62% of Burundi's population is still living in severe poverty, and 81% live under the international poverty line of $1.25 a day. in 2011, Burundu ranked 185th of 187 countries on the UNDP human development index.

**Film**: In this series of short films Burundian women look at key issues in the wake of the civil war, which ended in 2005\. More than 1 million Burundians were internally displaced or forced to flee the country as a result of the 12-year civil conflict which killed over 300,000 people.