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Setting up a camp in a day - Burundi Crisis 9.00pm

Setting up a camp in a day - Burundi Crisis

April 23rd 2015
Pre-election tensions in Burundi meant people started to flee the country in fear for their lives. The first refugees went into Rwanda in April and Murray was there to help organise land and set up a new camp for the arrivals. Building a camp in a day, I'm extremely proud of the work Murray is doing, he is able to really help people. People that run from their homes in fear of their lives, not kno ... read more
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Our overseas move started in 2005, with a brief vacation in India. Then we joined the Tsunami relief team in Sri Lanka for a couple of years. We were then based in Nairobi, Kenya for 9yrs. Then based in Geneva, Switzerland for the past 4 years with Murray in a global role still travelling around to the hot spots. Now back in our home country of NZ, keen to explore the beauty and adventure NZ has to offer.... full info
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