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HOLOCAUST EDUCATION AND GENOCIDE PREVENTION

Burundi

Burundi

Population - 10,557,259
Jewish Population – Unknown

Government-Related Holocaust Education/Information

Ministry of Education – A state curriculum could not be located. The Republic of Burundi does not mandate the teaching of the Holocaust.
http://www.burundi-gov.bi/ministere-de-l-education-nationale

Burundi has a National Commission for UNESCO.

National Independent Human Rights Commission – In 2011, Burundi established the National Independent Human Rights Commission and took steps toward establishing a Truth and Reconciliation Commission. 

General Holocaust Education/Information

There is no established Jewish Community in Burundi.

News

January 23, 2012, UNESCO organized a video conference in which French Historian Georges Bensoussan addressed the challenges associated with teaching the Holocaust.  Representatives from Burundi participated in the discussion.