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A Burundian Hutu woman, 40,
pulls aside her clothing to reveal the scars left after she was raped and stabbed by Tutsi
soldiers almost three years ago. Her husband was abducted and killed and their home set on
fire with their six children inside. Five died. She was pregnant and lost the baby. Unable
to walk for some time, she finally fled to freedom in Tanzania. She has been living in the
Kenembwa refugee camp since July 1996 and has received counseling. |
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Gender violence program coordinator
Sydia Nduna tries to coax a smile from a 9-year-old girl.There is evidence the girl and a
younger sister have been sold as prostitutes by their mother. She was recently treated for
vaginal abrasions. |
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During a women's block meeting,
different generations listen closely while Sydia Nduna encourages them to meet with her
privately to discuss the violence they may encounter. |
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Gender violence program coordinator
Sydia Nduna, from Zambia, begins a women's block meeting with a dance to relax
participants. Nduna offers confidential counseling to sexually abused refugee women from
Burundi living in the camps in the Kibondo district in northern Tanzania. |
Kibondo, Tanzania
I photographed a Burundian Hutu woman today who was cut and raped by Tutsi soldiers. I
have never seen so much pain in a person's eyes before. She is only 40 years old and she
looks 60. I can't believe she is only five years older than me. She allowed me to
photograph her scars because she wants the world to know how the Burundian women have
suffered at the hands of the Tutsi soldiers. Life is so hard for refugee women. Rape is
prevalent in the camps. It can be frustrating to watch how the men treat the women.
Whenever there is a distribution, the men push to the front of the lines, practically
trampling women and children.
 
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