Press Release Oct 17, 2025 OFF Speaker Pierre Claver Mbonimpa Awarded the Civil Courage Prize NEW YORK (October 17, 2017) — On October 18, Burundi’s most prominent human rights defender and 2010 Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) speaker, Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, will be awarded the Train Foundation’s 2017 Civil Courage Prize.
News Oct 11, 2017 Letter to my daughter: what is it like to be a girl in 2016? My dearest Feyrus, I hope my words find you kicking ass as always. As you are now 13 I thought I’d write you a letter to explain how I see the world in 2016, and my fears for you and other girls. Most of all I want to celebrate the young woman you are becoming.