Promoting social cohesion, compassion and forgiveness among Rwandan survivors and perpetrators through community resiliency model training: a longitudinal randomized comparison study

Samuel Habimana  1   2 , Kimberly Freeman  1 , Emmanuel Biracyaza  2   3 , Zephon Lister  1 , Susanne Montgomery  1 Affiliations PMID: 41693696 PMCID: PMC12912240 DOI: 10.1080/20008066.2026.2621634 Abstract in English, Spanish Introduction: The 1994 genocide against the Tutsi severely broke Rwandan Read More …

Longitudinal randomized comparison study on the community resiliency model for addressing mental health challenges in survivors and perpetrators of genocide in Rwanda

Samuel Habimana  1   2 , Zephon Lister  3 , Emmanuel Biracyaza  4   5 , Kimberly Freeman  3 , Susanne Montgomery  3 Affiliations PMID: 41575623 PMCID: PMC12909630 DOI: 10.1007/s44192-026-00376-w Abstract Background: In a post-genocide context, mental health disorders among Rwandan genocide survivors and Read More …

“I NEVER THOUGHT I COULD SIT TOGETHER WITH THOSE,” SHE SAID. ANOTHER SAID, “WHERE AM I GOING?”

The Rwanda Resilience and Grounding Organization (RRGO) is actively engaged in promoting peace, resilience, and healing between genocide survivors and perpetrators. Curently, they conducted training sessions in the southern province of Rwanda, specifically in the Ntwongwe sector of the Ruhango Read More …