UNA-USA of Nashville

63rd Annual Spring Meeting and Plenary

Lessons from Civil War and Genocide in Burundi: What role should international organizations and society play in restoring peace and hope in this African country?

featuring Steve Ndabambalire

Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Reception 5:30, Dinner 6:00, Program 7:00 p.m.

Belmont United Methodist Church
21st Avenue South at Acklen in Hillsboro Village

cost $16, students $12, program only no charge
reservation required by noon Sunday April 6th
by calling the UNA office at 837-3581

vegetarian option available upon request when making your reservation

Steve Ndabambalire is a Burundian national. He grew up in the culturally diverse Burundian Capital of Bujumbura and attended the international school. During his childhood years in the 1980's, Bujumbura was a magnet attracting people from all over the world: diplomats, businessmen, students, development volunteers, tourists, and migrants seeking opportunities. Due to his father’s assignments as Ambassador in Tripoli, Libya, Steve lived and traveled throughout North Africa as a boy. His father helped instill the Republic of Burundi following the 1966 Revolution. Steve is a supervisor in the Cash Management Division at a Fortune 500 Company in Nashville, TN. Prior to moving with his wife, Lyse, to Nashville in 2004, he held a four-year assignment with the same company in Paris, France.

In 2005, Steve and Lyse founded their retail business, BK Traders, and the brand, Mwizero. (Mwizero means "hope" in the Burundi native language of Kirundi.) Mwizero features gourmet coffee made of premium organic Burundian beans roasted locally, and a broad selection of arts and crafts handmade by Burundi artisans.



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	63rd Annual Spring Meeting and Plenary Lessons from Civil War and Genocide in Burundi: What role should international organizations and society play in restoring peace and hope in this African country? featuring Steve Ndabambalire Tuesday, April 8, 2008 Reception 5:30, Dinner 6:00, Program 7:00 p.m. Belmont United Methodist Church 21st Avenue South at Acklen in Hillsboro Village cost $16, students $12, program only no charge reservation required by noon Sunday April 6th by calling the UNA office at 837-3581 vegetarian option available upon request when making your reservation Steve Ndabambalire is a Burundian national. He grew up in the culturally diverse Burundian Capital of Bujumbura and attended the international school. During his childhood years in the 1980's, Bujumbura was a magnet attracting people from all over the world: diplomats, businessmen, students, development volunteers, tourists, and migrants seeking opportunities. Due to his father’s assignments as Ambassador in Tripoli, Libya, Steve lived and traveled throughout North Africa as a boy. His father helped instill the Republic of Burundi following the 1966 Revolution. Steve is a supervisor in the Cash Management Division at a Fortune 500 Company in Nashville, TN. Prior to moving with his wife, Lyse, to Nashville in 2004, he held a four-year assignment with the same company in Paris, France. In 2005, Steve and Lyse founded their retail business, BK Traders, and the brand, Mwizero. (Mwizero means "hope" in the Burundi native language of Kirundi.) Mwizero features gourmet coffee made of premium organic Burundian beans roasted locally, and a broad selection of arts and crafts handmade by Burundi artisans.

Welcome to the Nashville chapter of the United Nations Association.