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Rwanda

Goal

Our program aims to contribute to the consolidation of a peaceful, resilient and inclusive Rwandan society —one capable of overcoming the wounds of the past, managing conflict through peaceful, collective, and inclusive means, strengthening income resilience, and influencing policies that reflect and respond to citizens’ needs. This objective is pursued through three interrelated axes: mental health, social cohesion and collaborative means of sustainably providing for needs. Cross-cutting themes such as gender equality, climate resilience, and conflict sensitivity are integrated throughout all areas of intervention.

Latest Highlights

 Three decades after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, Rwanda still faces high levels of trauma, especially among survivors. The release of over 20,000 genocide prisoners in the coming years is expected to heighten anxiety and mental health challenges for survivors and their families. Other issues like substance abuse, gender-based violence, family conflicts, and poverty further complicate social cohesion and reconciliation efforts.

To address these challenges, Interpeace and its partners (Prison Fellowship Rwanda, DIDE, and HAGURUKA) take a holistic approach to peacebuilding support efforts to improve mental health, social cohesion, and prisoner reintegration while fostering economic resilience. Building on a successful EU-supported pilot in Bugesera (2020–2022), the programme combines mental health support, training community facilitators to lead trauma healing dialogues, and support to income-generating activities to promote shared resilience and cooperation. In 2024, Interpeace and its partners engaged 7,758 people, over half women (4,711) and 2,707 youth. Interpeace and its partners supported 39 local infrastructures to participate in 34 income-generating activities and 40 activities with security actors.

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Country Representative

Frank

Kayitare

KG 2 Ave, 15 Kigali, Rwanda

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