by ICBS-Admin | May 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Nadine Nirere In the midst of the 100 days of commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, in Gasabo District within Rusororo Sector, a sociotherapy graduate group of Mataba village recently gathered for a solemn act of solidarity and support....
by ICBS-Admin | Mar 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
A conversation with Ali Bitenga Alexandre, by Nadine Nirere Efforts to integrate Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) and peacebuilding are gaining increasing attention in the Great Lakes Region. Yet despite growing global frameworks and policy commitments,...
by ICBS-Admin | Feb 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Karangwa Diogene During my recent visit to Burundi, I had the opportunity to spend time with our partner organizations, THARS and MIPAREC, and visit communities where community-based sociotherapy is being implemented. What stayed with...
by ICBS-Admin | Feb 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Nadine Nirere I am a young student at the University of Rwanda. For a long time, I silently struggled with a psychosomatic condition that took a heavy toll on my academic journey. It all began when I started experiencing tremors that soon affected every part of my...
by ICBS-Admin | Jan 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Nadine Nirere My name is Janet (name changed), I live in a small village with my partner and our children. Life took a difficult turn when my partner began misusing the money meant to support our family, especially for feeding our children and keeping them in...
by ICBS-Admin | Jan 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Nadine Nirere My name is Bwiza (name changed). I was born around 2002. I never knew my parents, my mother died during childbirth, and my father was not involved in my life. I was raised by religious sisters. When I was 13, a woman without children took me in....
