International Alert Rwanda

Last month, through the Mupaka Shamba Letu II project implemented in the Great Lakes region, we brought together our project participants and local authorities for face-to-face dialogue exchanges at four border posts. Amid the ongoing political and security instability that has gripped and continues to affect the region, women engaged in cross-border trade have been tremendously impacted.
Thanks to our capacity-building efforts in "business for peace," these women have shown resilience in the face of threats to social cohesion and peaceful coexistence.
“We need peace to do business so that we can improve our families’ livelihoods. Hopefully, our voices will be heard,” is the common message echoed by every participant.
This platform known as "Tribune d'Expression Populaire" offers an opportunity for advocacy, with certain challenges being addressed and resolved on-site.

Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) are crucial components of .

When they are properly integrated into programmes, here’s what they can help achieve:
✅ Processing and healing trauma
✅ Repairing relationships between people and communities
✅ Empowering previously unheard voices
✅ Breaking cycles of violence
✅ Sustaining hashtag

💬 Do you agree with Pacifique from our team? He has been championing the use of MHPSS in our work with communities affected by the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. You’ll find more insights from this work in our ‘Peace of Mind’ report: bit.ly/3PRTAlA

Based on your experience, what do you think is needed to mainstream MHPSS in humanitarian, and peacebuilding programmes?


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Wiriwe? Kuva igihembwe cy'uyu mwaka w'amashuri gitangiye, Macibiri ntarajya ku ishuri kubera kubura amahoro iwabo mu rugo.
Niba waracitswe n'igice cy'ikinamico "Shirimpumu" giheruka, wayisanga kuri youtube:

Ikinamico Shirimpumu- Igice cya 216

Muraho neza? Ya kinamico mukunda "Shirimpumu" ivuga ku mibanire myiza igamije kubaka amahoro arambye; no muri 2025 irakomeje. Tangira ukurikira ibi bice 4 bishyashya:
Igice cya 214: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehwFZLeKxow
Igice cya 213: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uArgxvshgjI&t=66s
Igice cya 212: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17q0664gU4M&t=2s
Igice cya 211: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wOOU1Ioh28&t=9s

Ikinamico Shirimpumu -Igice cya 211 Musafiri nyuma yo gufungurwa , amaze kwibona muri sosiyete. Ubu yaritinyutse ku buryo yinjiye mu bworozi bw'inkoko akaba ari kwiteza imbere. Gusa aracyafite ...

"Nta mibanire myiza, nta terambere rirambye", ibi ni ibikubiye mu ikinamico Shirimpumu igice cya 210. Shirimpumu itegurwa ku bufatanye bwa MINUBUMWE n'umushinga USAID Dufatanye Urumuri dushyira mu bikorwa dufatanije ARCT Ruhuka ku nkunga ya USAID Rwanda.

Ikinamico Shirimpumu- Igice cya 210

During these 16 days of activism, our community facilitators in the project "USAID Dufatanye Urumuri" are leveraging the trust built within the community to educate on the importance of rejecting gender-based violence, promoting complementarity in family relationships, and fostering a peaceful environment that promotes economic development in households.
Photo by a youth member of the USAID Dufatanye Urumuri Group in Muko Sector, Gicumbi District, Northern Province.
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Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
In our peacebuilding dialogue sessions, we embrace inclusion as a way to honor and celebrate diversity.

Uwimbabazi Seraphine is a member of the therapy group in our project “USAID Dufatanye Urumuri” in Ngoma District. In 1994, Seraphine was only 10 years old. During the Genocide against the Tutsi, a group of killers attacked her home, killing her father and leaving her disabled. Grenades exploded, and shrapnel took one of her eyes. Today, Seraphine is struggling with low vision due to significantly reduced visual acuity.

“I was so angry because I would look at my condition and feel like no one would ever love me,” she said.

One of the killers who injured Seraphine and killed her father was Sindambiwe Isaie. He was imprisoned for over 11 years for his involvement in the Genocide against the Tutsi.

Growing up, Seraphine harbored deep anger towards Sindambiwe. She said: “When I heard Sindambiwe had been released from prison, I felt deeply hurt.” Sindambiwe had repeatedly asked for forgiveness from Seraphine’s mother, but she did not grant it immediately.

At that time, Seraphine was still grappling with trauma and anger. When she learned about the therapy group of the USAID Dufatanye Urumuri project, she joined to heal and overcome the pain she had endured during the genocide. At first, it was not easy, but step by step, she healed from the trauma and eventually accepted her mother’s suggestion to forgive Sindambiwe, who had joined the project earlier.

After this reconciliation, Seraphine organized a formal wedding ceremony, as she had been living with her husband without officially and legally marrying. She invited Sindambiwe to the wedding and even gave him a role during the event, assigning him the responsibility of serving drinks. Later, when Sindambiwe’s grandchildren were baptized, he invited Seraphine’s family, and they joyfully celebrated the occasion together.
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Gender based violence can and must be prevented. "We must honestly assess whether we are cultivating a workplace that actively prevents gender-based violence," says Ariane Inkesha, Country Director of International Alert Rwanda.

Tubifurije icyumweru cyuzuye amahoro. I Bweramahoro n'i Nyamitavu, biyemeje kureka gushinga ibimina bigira abo biheza hashingiwe ku cyo ari cyo cyose cyatera amacakubiri. Kurikira ikinamico Shirimpumu igice cya 207.👇

Ikinamico Shirimpumu- Igice cya 207

Amahoro! Mwasoje neza icyumweru gishize? Dutangire iki cyumweru dukurikira igice cya 206 cy'ikinamico Shirimpumu. Iwanyu hari abakivanga mu rukundo rw'abana babo? Ab'i Bweramahoro n'i Nyamitavu barabacyaha.

Ikinamico Shirimpumu-Igice cya 206: Ababuza abana babo kwikundanira bari kunengwa