Deo Niyizonkiza Built Health Initiative in Burundi Village After Surviving Genocide
Equity & Justice
Deo Niyizonkiza survived civil war in Burundi and escaped genocide in Rwanda. Now he’s helping communities heal from the traumas of war by expanding access to life-saving health care.
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