As Rwanda Commemorates 30 years post the Genocide against the Tutsi, healing and forgiveness are some of the major pillars of the country's sturdy development. We're sharing a glimpse of this journey, through the stories of some members of our healing groups in Kamonyi District.
Ubuntu Center for Peace
Non-profit Organizations
Montpelier, Vermont 419 followers
We bring people with trauma to a more flourishing life through an integrated community-based social healing model.
About us
UBUNTU CENTER FOR PEACE is a nonprofit organization based out of Boston, Massachusetts, United States; currently operating in Rwanda
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https://ubuntucenterforpeace.org
External link for Ubuntu Center for Peace
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- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Montpelier, Vermont
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- Nonprofit
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- 2017
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89 ELM ST
Montpelier, Vermont 05602, us
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Proud of and grateful for being recognized by the +1 Global Fund and awarded for our innovative scalable solution to trauma, mental health and wellbeing.
Our +1 program was launched in 2020 with the aim of amplifying locally-led change in the Global South in three main sectors; WASH, health and food security. We, along with our funding partners Sall Family Foundation, Skoll Foundation, The Valerian Fund, and Vitol Foundation, are honored today to welcome a new cohort of organizations that are making a significant impact on the healthcare landscape in sub-Saharan Africa. Learn more about them here: https://bit.ly/43BXoOa Agence Guinéenne de Formation et de la Promotion Humaine pour le Développement (AGuiFPHD) Amplified Voices (AVo) Assorted Trends Africa Benita Africa Better Health Care Organization (BHECO) Duplex Bioscience Institute for Community Development in Zimbabwe - ICOD Zim Mental Health Service Users Association (MHSUA) Repro Justice Congo (RJC) Reseau Accès aux Médicaments Essentiels (RAME) Shared Action Africa South Sudanese Women In Medicine Ubuntu Center for Peace Winnies Women World Initiative (W3) Zawadi Healthcare Services #HealthcareInitiatives #CollaborationMatters #healthcareaccess #healthcareforall
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Thank you The Wellbeing Project for sharing my interview with VoA
Don't miss this enlightening 2-minute interview with Dr. Jean Bosco Niyonzima, founder of the Ubuntu Center for Peace in Rwanda! Learn about their innovative approach to #TraumaHealing and wellbeing through storytelling and rituals. Dr. Niyonzima, also a speaker at a panel on #IntergenerationalTrauma at The Wellbeing Summit Dakar-Thiès, shares invaluable insights. https://lnkd.in/dpGjqjXu
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We're thrilled to have finalized an 18days thorough training for 64 community healing assistants (CHA's) from 12 sectors in Kirehe District. The CHA's are now equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to facilitate healing groups and will soon embark on a 15-weeks "Imenye Wigire" program with participants from their communities.
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We are excited to have concluded an introductory training of 60 Community Healing Assistants recruited out of 108 Kirehe District. They will be part of a new Randomized Control trial research which aims at examining how our Community Based Social Healing model improves UBUNTU, mental health, wellbeing, social capital and resilience.
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Last week at Ubuntu Center for Peace, we were thrilled and inspired to end 2023 with a healing retreat with 110 students (School Healing Assistants-SHAs) and 13 teachers from Kagugu High School- Kigali- Rwanda which was facilitated by Dr. Jean Bosco Niyonzima, the founder and Executive Director of Ubuntu Center for Peace . Those SHAs are ready to facilitate healing of over 600 students at their school.
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