Jessie Kwak

Jessie Kwak is a freelance writer with a major bug for traveling and experiencing cultures around the globe. She blogs about bicycles and crafts at Bicitoro.com, and you can find her clips at her freelance website, JessieKwak.com. She worked as Global Citizen Journey's communications team leader during the organization's journey to Burundi.
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Members of the Camara Women's Collective at work farming rice before the flooding in February. (Photo courtesy Susan Partnow)

Flooding disaster in Burundi hits close to home

by Jessie Kwak
Here in the Pacific Northwest, we’re still reeling from the mudslide that leveled homes and took lives in Oso. But one local organization is also in mourning for the deadly results of erratic weather in Burundi, halfway around the world. On February 9th, torrential rains triggered massive flooding that destroyed 4,500 homes in Bujumbura, Burundi’s […]
Apr 9, 2014