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Childhood sexual abuse in Burundi

Schneider, J., Rukundo-Zeller, A., Bambonyé, M., Muhoza, J.-A., Ndayikengurukiye, T., Nitanga, L., Rushoza, A. A., Crombach, A.(2025).
Preventing Childhood Sexual Abuse Related Mental Health Deterioration Using a Narrative Family Intervention in Burundi
Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology.

Schneider, J., Rukundo-Zeller, A. C., Bambonyé, M., Lust, S., Mugisha, H., Muhoza, J. A., … & Crombach, A. (2024).
The impact of parental acceptance and childhood maltreatment on mental health and physical pain in Burundian survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
Child Abuse & Neglect, 154, 106906.

Schneider, J., Rukundo-Zeller, A., Bambonyé, M., Muhoza, J.-A., Ndayikengurukiye, T., Nitanga, L., Rushoza, A. A., Crombach, A.(2025).
Preventing Childhood Sexual Abuse Related Mental Health Deterioration Using a Narrative Family Intervention in Burundi
Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology.

Schneider, J., Rukundo-Zeller, A. C., Bambonyé, M., Lust, S., Mugisha, H., Muhoza, J. A., … & Crombach, A. (2024).
The impact of parental acceptance and childhood maltreatment on mental health and physical pain in Burundian survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
Child Abuse & Neglect, 154, 106906.

Childhood sexual abuse in Burundi
Posted on Tuesday July 9th, 2024Thursday May 15th, 2025Author VivoCategories Burundi, ScienceTags sexual violence

We have a new newsletter!


This year we report on vivo activities around the world, for example in the DR Congo, Burundi and Ukraine. In the portrait we introduce vivo member Amani Chibashimba.
Enjoy reading!


This year we report on vivo activities around the world, for example in the DR Congo, Burundi and Ukraine. In the portrait we introduce vivo member Amani Chibashimba.
Enjoy reading!

We have a new newsletter!
Posted on Monday January 8th, 2024Author VivoCategories Ethiopia, Burundi, D.R. Congo, Germany, ProjectsTags therapy

Support for pregnant adolescents

vivo international e. V. is currently implementing a project on the social integration of unintentionally pregnant adolescents in Burundi in cooperation with the partner organisation Psychologues sans Frontières Burundi (PSF-BU) and funded by the Foundation for Development Cooperation Baden-Württemberg.
Lesen Sie weiter: Support for pregnant adolescents

vivo international e. V. is currently implementing a project on the social integration of unintentionally pregnant adolescents in Burundi in cooperation with the partner organisation Psychologues sans Frontières Burundi (PSF-BU) and funded by the Foundation for Development Cooperation Baden-Württemberg.
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Support for pregnant adolescents
Posted on Wednesday June 14th, 2023Wednesday June 14th, 2023Author VivoCategories Burundi, ProjectsTags community

Strengthening therapeutic competences

In cooperation with Dr Anselm Crombach, Eva Schade, psychotherapist in training, offered a seven-day training programme to strengthen the psychotherapeutic skills of Burundian and Congolese psychologists in Bujumbura, Burundi.

Lesen Sie weiter: Strengthening therapeutic competences

In cooperation with Dr Anselm Crombach, Eva Schade, psychotherapist in training, offered a seven-day training programme to strengthen the psychotherapeutic skills of Burundian and Congolese psychologists in Bujumbura, Burundi.

Continue reading: Strengthening therapeutic competences

Strengthening therapeutic competences
Posted on Friday May 26th, 2023Author VivoCategories Burundi, D.R. Congo, ProjectsTags therapy

Family intervention to cope with sexual violence


In Burundi, vivo international e.V. is running a project in cooperation with Psychologues sans Frontières Burundi (PSF-BU), which trains psychologists in first reception centres for survivors of sexual violence in dealing with minors.
Lesen Sie weiter: Family intervention to cope with sexual violence

In Burundi, vivo international e.V. is running a project in cooperation with Psychologues sans Frontières Burundi (PSF-BU), which trains psychologists in first reception centres for survivors of sexual violence in dealing with minors.
Continue reading: Family intervention to cope with sexual violence
Family intervention to cope with sexual violence
Posted on Friday December 3rd, 2021Friday December 3rd, 2021Author VivoCategories Burundi, ProjectsTags sexual violence

Funding for vivo in Burundi

We are pleased to announce that our project “Psychosocial Care for Children and Adolescents after Sexual Violence” has been selected by the Foundation for Development Cooperation Baden-Württemberg (SEZ) for funding by the state of Baden-Württemberg. Lesen Sie weiter: Funding for vivo in Burundi

We are pleased to announce that our project “Psychosocial Care for Children and Adolescents after Sexual Violence” has been selected by the Foundation for Development Cooperation Baden-Württemberg (SEZ) for funding by the state of Baden-Württemberg. Continue reading: Funding for vivo in Burundi

Funding for vivo in Burundi
Posted on Friday January 22nd, 2021Author VivoCategories Burundi, ProjectsTags community, sexual violence, therapy

Project in Burundi receives an award


The vivo members Anselm Crombach and Anja Zeller received a public award for their commitment in Burundi by the Foundation for Development Cooperation Baden-Württemberg (SEZ) at this year’s „Fair Handeln“ fair on Saturday 27.04.2019 in Stuttgart. For four years now, projects of vivo international e.V. in Burundi have been supported by the SEZ. The aim of these projects has been to ensure basic psychological care for disadvantaged population groups.

Lesen Sie weiter: Project in Burundi receives an award


The vivo members Anselm Crombach and Anja Zeller received a public award for their commitment in Burundi by the Foundation for Development Cooperation Baden-Württemberg (SEZ) at this year’s „Fair Handeln“ fair on Saturday 27.04.2019 in Stuttgart. For four years now, projects of vivo international e.V. in Burundi have been supported by the SEZ. The aim of these projects has been to ensure basic psychological care for disadvantaged population groups.

Continue reading: Project in Burundi receives an award

Project in Burundi receives an award
Posted on Monday April 8th, 2019Tuesday May 7th, 2019Author VivoCategories Burundi, ProjectsTags war & conflict, street children, therapy

NET for survivors of a natural disaster in Burundi

Crombach, A., Siehl, S. (2018).
Impact and cultural acceptance of the narrative exposure therapy in the aftermath of a natural disaster in Burundi.
BMC Psychiatry, 18:233.

Crombach, A., Siehl, S. (2018).
Impact and cultural acceptance of the narrative exposure therapy in the aftermath of a natural disaster in Burundi.
BMC Psychiatry, 18:233.

NET for survivors of a natural disaster in Burundi
Posted on Tuesday September 18th, 2018Author VivoCategories Burundi, ScienceTags natural disaster, therapy

Support for the psychotrauma center

vivo, together with its local partner organisation “Psychologues sans Frontières Burundi” (PSF), plans to establish the psychotraumatology centre “Kira Agahinda” in Bujumbura (Burundi). In the past years, the team of the Psychotrauma Centre has worked mainly with street children and their families (see this link for more details). In order for the centre to manage in the long term, we need your support via crowdfunding!

Lesen Sie weiter: Support for the psychotrauma center

vivo, together with its local partner organisation “Psychologues sans Frontières Burundi” (PSF), plans to establish the psychotraumatology centre “Kira Agahinda” in Bujumbura (Burundi). In the past years, the team of the Psychotrauma Centre has worked mainly with street children and their families (see this link for more details). In order for the centre to manage in the long term, we need your support via crowdfunding!

Continue reading: Support for the psychotrauma center

Support for the psychotrauma center
Posted on Tuesday September 18th, 2018Thursday September 27th, 2018Author VivoCategories Burundi, ProjectsTags war & conflict, street children, therapy

Reuniting Burundian street children and their families

Since the beginning of 2016 a lot happened in Burundi. During the past year, the main work at our Centre for Psychotraumatology, “Kira Agahinda”, concerned the implementation of a project with street children of vivo international and Burundikids e.V.in collaboration with the local NGO Foundation Stamm. The project was mainly funded by the Foundation for Collaborative Development of Baden-Württemberg (SEZ). Furthermore, the successful implementation of the project depended largely on the support through crowdfunding. The main focus of the project was the reintegration of 40 children and youths by implementing different stages as part of the reintegration process.
Erster Kontakt

Lesen Sie weiter: Reuniting Burundian street children and their families

Since the beginning of 2016 a lot happened in Burundi. During the past year, the main work at our Centre for Psychotraumatology, “Kira Agahinda”, concerned the implementation of a project with street children of vivo international and Burundikids e.V.in collaboration with the local NGO Foundation Stamm. The project was mainly funded by the Foundation for Collaborative Development of Baden-Württemberg (SEZ). Furthermore, the successful implementation of the project depended largely on the support through crowdfunding. The main focus of the project was the reintegration of 40 children and youths by implementing different stages as part of the reintegration process.
Erster Kontakt

Continue reading: Reuniting Burundian street children and their families

Reuniting Burundian street children and their families
Posted on Tuesday June 13th, 2017Friday July 21st, 2017Author VivoCategories Burundi, ProjectsTags community, street children

News from the center of psychotraumatology

The fundraising for a center of psychotraumatology in Burundi is very successful. vivo member Anselm Crombach and his team visited the Burundian colleagues and the center of psychotraumatology in March 2016.

The center gets a sign!
The center gets a sign!

Lesen Sie weiter: News from the center of psychotraumatology

The fundraising for a center of psychotraumatology in Burundi is very successful. vivo member Anselm Crombach and his team visited the Burundian colleagues and the center of psychotraumatology in March 2016.

The center gets a sign!
The center gets a sign!

Continue reading: News from the center of psychotraumatology

News from the center of psychotraumatology
Posted on Thursday May 19th, 2016Thursday May 19th, 2016Author VivoCategories Burundi, ProjectsTags war & conflict, natural disaster, street children, therapy

Fundraising for a center of psychotraumatology in Burundi

vivo international and Psychologues sans Frontières Burundi aim to establish a center of psychotraumatology in Burundi to provide psychological assistance to socio-economically underprivileged individuals affected by trauma.

Team of the center
Team of the center
with vivo-member Dr. Anselm Crombach

Lesen Sie weiter: Fundraising for a center of psychotraumatology in Burundi

vivo international and Psychologues sans Frontières Burundi aim to establish a center of psychotraumatology in Burundi to provide psychological assistance to socio-economically underprivileged individuals affected by trauma.

Team of the center
Team of the center
with vivo-member Dr. Anselm Crombach

Continue reading: Fundraising for a center of psychotraumatology in Burundi

Fundraising for a center of psychotraumatology in Burundi
Posted on Thursday December 17th, 2015Author VivoCategories Burundi, ProjectsTags war & conflict, natural disaster, street children, therapy

Family violence and trauma

Catani, C., Sossalla, I. (2015).
Child abuse predicts adult PTSD symptoms among individuals diagnosed with intellectual disabilities.
Frontiers in Psychology, 6:1600.

Crombach, A., Bambonyé, M. (2015).
Intergenerational violence in Burundi: Experienced childhood maltreatment increases the risk of abusive child rearing and intimate partner violence.
European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 6:26995.

Saile, R., Ertl, V., Neuner, F., Catani, C. (2015).
Children of the postwar years: A two-generational multilevel risk assessment of child psychopathology in northern Uganda.
Development and Psychopathology.

Sriskandarajah, V., Neuner, F., Catani, C. (2015).
Predictors of Violence Against Children in Tamil Families in Northern Sri Lanka.
Social Science and Medicine, 146:257-265.

Catani, C., Sossalla, I. (2015).
Child abuse predicts adult PTSD symptoms among individuals diagnosed with intellectual disabilities.
Frontiers in Psychology, 6:1600.

Crombach, A., Bambonyé, M. (2015).
Intergenerational violence in Burundi: Experienced childhood maltreatment increases the risk of abusive child rearing and intimate partner violence.
European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 6:26995.

Saile, R., Ertl, V., Neuner, F., Catani, C. (2015).
Children of the postwar years: A two-generational multilevel risk assessment of child psychopathology in northern Uganda.
Development and Psychopathology.

Sriskandarajah, V., Neuner, F., Catani, C. (2015).
Predictors of Violence Against Children in Tamil Families in Northern Sri Lanka.
Social Science and Medicine, 146:257-265.

Family violence and trauma
Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2015Thursday January 7th, 2016Author VivoCategories Burundi, Germany, Sri Lanka, Uganda, ScienceTags family violence, war & conflict

NET with traumatised offenders

Crombach, C., Elbert, T.(2015).
Controlling Offensive Behavior Using Narrative Exposure Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Former Street Children.
Clinical Psychological Science, 3(2), 270-282

Hecker, T., Hermenau, K., Crombach, A., & Elbert, T. (2015).
Treating traumatized offenders and veterans by means of narrative exposure therapy.
Frontiers in Psychology, 6, 80.

Hermenau K, Hecker T, Schaal S, Mädl A, Elbert T (2013).
Addressing posttraumatic stress and aggression by means of Narrative Exposure: a randomized controlled trial with Ex-Combatants in the Eastern DRC.
Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 22:8, 916-934.

Köbach, A., Schaal, S., Hecker, T., Elbert, T. (2015).
Psychotherapeutic Intervention in the Demobilization Process: Addressing Combat- related Mental Injuries with Narrative Exposure in a First and Second Dissemination Stage.
Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy.

Crombach, C., Elbert, T.(2015).
Controlling Offensive Behavior Using Narrative Exposure Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Former Street Children.
Clinical Psychological Science, 3(2), 270-282

Hecker, T., Hermenau, K., Crombach, A., & Elbert, T. (2015).
Treating traumatized offenders and veterans by means of narrative exposure therapy.
Frontiers in Psychology, 6, 80.

Hermenau K, Hecker T, Schaal S, Mädl A, Elbert T (2013).
Addressing posttraumatic stress and aggression by means of Narrative Exposure: a randomized controlled trial with Ex-Combatants in the Eastern DRC.
Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 22:8, 916-934.

Köbach, A., Schaal, S., Hecker, T., Elbert, T. (2015).
Psychotherapeutic Intervention in the Demobilization Process: Addressing Combat- related Mental Injuries with Narrative Exposure in a First and Second Dissemination Stage.
Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy.

NET with traumatised offenders
Posted on Tuesday September 22nd, 2015Thursday January 7th, 2016Author VivoCategories Burundi, D.R. Congo, ScienceTags child soldiers, war & conflict, reintegration, therapy

Life after the catastrophe

vivo international offers psychological support and trauma therapy to victims of a flood disaster in Bujumbura, Burundi.

Supervision of the therapists
Supervision of the therapists

Lesen Sie weiter: Life after the catastrophe

vivo international offers psychological support and trauma therapy to victims of a flood disaster in Bujumbura, Burundi.

Supervision of the therapists
Supervision of the therapists

Continue reading: Life after the catastrophe

Life after the catastrophe
Posted on Thursday September 17th, 2015Thursday October 1st, 2015Author VivoCategories Burundi, ProjectsTags natural disaster, therapy

A life with violence, poverty and insecurity – Support for street children in Burundi

Burundi is a small, densely populated country in the heart of Africa. From 1993 until 2006 the country was shaken by a civil war. More than 300.000 people died and more than a million were displaced. Still today the population has to deal with an atmosphere of violence and insecurity. As a consequence of “la crise”, the Burundian term for the civil war, Burundi has become one of the poorest countries in the world and a large part of the population does not own enough land to feed their families.

Lesen Sie weiter: A life with violence, poverty and insecurity – Support for street children in Burundi

Burundi is a small, densely populated country in the heart of Africa. From 1993 until 2006 the country was shaken by a civil war. More than 300.000 people died and more than a million were displaced. Still today the population has to deal with an atmosphere of violence and insecurity. As a consequence of “la crise”, the Burundian term for the civil war, Burundi has become one of the poorest countries in the world and a large part of the population does not own enough land to feed their families.

Continue reading: A life with violence, poverty and insecurity – Support for street children in Burundi

A life with violence, poverty and insecurity – Support for street children in Burundi
Posted on Wednesday August 12th, 2015Thursday October 1st, 2015Author Johannes VeigelCategories Burundi, ProjectsTags child soldiers, street children, therapy

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