Interpeace has been working with the government and non-governmental actors in Rwanda  for over 20 years, focusing on societal healing and participatory governance. Currently, Interpeace is implementing a holistic peacebuilding programme titled ‘Reinforcing community capacity for social cohesion and reconciliation through societal trauma healing in Rwanda’. This programme has four pillars: mental health and support; […]

From October 2020 to September 2022, Interpeace, in partnership with Prison Fellowship Rwanda (PFR), piloted a holistic peacebuilding programme entitled “Reinforcing community capacity for social cohesion and reconciliation through societal trauma healing” in Bugesera District, Eastern Province of Rwanda. The programme, funded by the European Union, aimed to support the government’s efforts to build a […]

Peace in Ethiopia has long faced significant challenges, with recent events in the Northern as well as other parts of the country exacerbating the already delicate situation. To promote social cohesion and reconciliation, reflection internal to the country is needed, along with an appraisal of the native, existing capacities that could promote lasting peace at […]

  The mediation experiences of National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) and Interpeace in Mandera Country and the North Rift Region of Kenya have been documented in a research paper  that explores the processes and interventions that resulted in two ceasefire agreements in Kenya’s Mandera County and the Suguta Valley in the North Rift Region. […]

Localisation is a foundational value for Interpeace. The organisation’s mission is anchored in the conviction that identifying and helping strengthen local capacity, ownership and leadership is the only sustainable way to manage conflict non-violently, creating enduring peace and strengthened social cohesion. Since its inception almost 30 years ago, Interpeace has championed localisation, basing its work on the existing […]

  The family of Diogene Uwimana was about to break up due to his role in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. After his release, he faced rejection and mistreatment from his wife and children, who were not ready to live with a genocide perpetrator. The good relationship and trust were restored after […]