Welcome to the inaugural edition of Bridges to Peace: Foundations of Healing and Resilience, a journal dedicated to exploring the transformative work of Interpeace and our partners in Rwanda. In this first issue, we embark on a journey to unravel the core values and impactful initiatives that define our mission of fostering peace, resilience, and […]

This report outlines the findings of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) that assessed how effective multi-family healing spaces (MFHS) were at increasing family resilience, community trust, and individual healing. The RCT rigorously tested and measured the impact of this culturally adapted intervention in a number of different Rwandan communities affected by the genocide against the […]

This report outlines the findings of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) that assessed how effectively Resilience-oriented therapy (ROT) enhances emotional resilience and recovery from trauma. ROT is a programme protocol launched by Interpeace in collaboration with Prison Fellowship Rwanda, Haguruka, and Dignity in Detention. The programme was implemented with the support of the Rwandan government […]

In 2020, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) published its first ever Ethiopian Police Doctrine. The Doctrine was part of an institutional reform to promote peace and democratic governance. The central reform agenda stipulated in the Ethiopian Police Doctrine is to ‘Demilitarise, Depoliticise, Decentralise and Democratise’ the police and ensure police conduct is guided […]

  This study explores the interplay between intergenerational legacies and the transmission processes of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), guilt, shame, and aggression among post-genocide youth in Rwanda, as well as the correlation of these intergenerational genocide legacies with their effects on engagement in risky behaviours. The study was conducted in five districts: Musanze, Ngoma, Nyabihu, […]

Building and strengthening resilience in any country or society requires research-based interventions that drive real change. This resonates best in Rwanda, a country that experienced the most horrible crimes of the Genocide against the Tutsi three decades ago. In June 2024, Interpeace partnered with Resilio - International Association for the Promotion and Dissemination of Resilience […]