Tag Archives: radiostage

L’éducation n’a pas de limites

Posted on August 16, 2013 by msmarguerite

http://www.isanganiro.org/spip.php?article4898 (Veuillez cliquer le lien ci-haut pour lire mon reportage sur le défi de l’illetrisme au Burundi…et comment deux hommes le surmontent.)

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#EverydaySexism à la sauce burundaise

Posted on August 14, 2013 by msmarguerite

“I feel like meat here.” – Canadian female friend, anti-sexual assault campaigner, intern at local NGO I love this country, but a paradise for working women, it isn’t. Those who know me, know that gender discrimination is something I easily … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged africa, braeckman, burundi, caster semenya, congo conflict, denis mukwege, gender, great lakes region, radiostage, rape, rd congo, rwanda, sexism, sexual harassment, women | 2 Comments

Be cool, stay in school (or at least, help others stay in school)

Posted on August 12, 2013 by msmarguerite

Over the past couple of years, I’ve blogged a lot in this space over the problems surrounding primary and secondary education in Burundi. Education is only free and compulsory until Grade 6, and even before that, students and their families … Continue reading →

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Rwanda Reflections: You can’t buy pride

Posted on August 6, 2013 by msmarguerite

Say what you want about Rwandan president Paul Kagame . He’s certainly no saint, a Machiavellian military man to the end; politics and information are under the almost-complete control of his people. But he’s given Rwandans one thing at least, … Continue reading →

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Comment protéger une langue?

Posted on July 26, 2013 by msmarguerite

Un autre texte que j’ai fait pour le site web de la radio, sur la preservation de la langue kirundie. Je l’affiche ici parce que la “mort” des langues est un enjeu global. Il y a autour de 7000 langues … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged africa, basque, books, cameroon, canada, dutch, en francais, endangered languages, english, europe, first nations, france, french, kirundi, language, languages, occitan, quebec, radiostage | 1 Comment

A Musaga, des prostituées sortent de la rue

Posted on July 24, 2013 by msmarguerite

Ce projet était un privilège de couvrir…Merci Radio Isanganiro, et Shirley Nadeau, ma rédactrice à Québec, pour m’avoir branché! Médiatrice, 24 ans, se penche au-dessus de sa machine à coudre. Son fils d’un an, arrimé à son dos avec une … Continue reading →

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A baby here, a baby there/ Les bébés du monde

Posted on July 23, 2013 by msmarguerite

LE FRANCAIS SUIT Yesterday the Duchess of Cambridge went into labour and the world held its breath. The same day, approximately 210,000 other mothers gave birth, on six different continents, in sparkling clean hospitals, in little dark houses and even … Continue reading →

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Know Your Expats

Posted on July 22, 2013 by msmarguerite

I have had a few intriguing meetings with various expats in the past few weeks, which led me to write the following bit of tongue-in-cheek amateur anthropology. Is it apt? Absurd? Pretentious? Missing a few categories? Let me know! Add … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged africa, exchange students, expatriates, expats, fish out of water, global south, radiostage, russia | 6 Comments

Un rencontre inoubliable

Posted on July 20, 2013 by msmarguerite

Cet article que je viens d’écrire pour le site web de la Radio Isanganiro dit tout… Chimpanzé : Le cri de cœur de Jane Goodall se fait entendre au Burundi Par : Rédaction Isanganiro , samedi 20 juillet 2013 à … Continue reading →

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OK kids, let’s learn radio scriptwriting!

Posted on July 16, 2013 by msmarguerite

Last week, my work week got off to an unusual start. I arrived in the big blue bus at eight o’clock, yes, but that was where the similarities with other weeks ended. I was surprised to see another expat– a … Continue reading →

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