Interpeace’s Societal Healing Programme in Rwanda aims to strengthen local capacities through training and the development of evidence-based and contextualized tools. Groupe des Anciens Etudiants et Elèves Rescapés du Genocide (GAERG) is one of the local actors whose staff were trained and received technical and financial support to implement a resilience-oriented protocol to reach […]

  The healing spaces/groups created in Bugesera District, eastern Rwanda, as part of Interpeace’s Societal Healing Programme have positively changed the lives of individuals and communities. For example, Jean Claude Rugambage was healed of his trauma related to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, and he is now helping members of his community heal and reconcile.

  Valens Nsanzineza’s story is an inspiration to many young people. As the descendent of a perpetrator of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, he used to live in constant shame, guilt, rejection, and trauma because of his father’s crimes. He found healing and solace after voluntarily joining a community-based sociotherapy healing space […]

  From October 2020 – September 2022, Interpeace implemented a holistic peacebuilding pilot programme focused on mental health, social cohesion,reconciliation, and collaborative livelihoods in Bugesera District, eastern Rwanda. The programme supported the government’s efforts to build a resilient, cohesive, and inclusive Rwandan society close to 29 years after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. The […]

  This video was developed by Interpeace, with contributions from its partners the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF),  the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). A preview was first screened at Geneva Peace Week 2022. We live in an […]