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My name is Beatrice, and I am one of the few family members who survived the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. Most of my family members, including my parents, siblings, cousins, aunts, and uncles, were killed—over 30 people in total. As the oldest surviving family...

Goretti once called Burundi home, but the horrors of violence had forced her into exile, leaving behind a trail of unimaginable pain. Now, living in the Nakivale settlement, a place that offers refuge but also holds the weight of her past. In Nakivale, she carried a...

Josiane's Journey: Finding Hope in Nakivale In the Nakivale settlement of Uganda, a woman named Josiane lived a life marked by unspeakable tragedy. Originally from Burundi, she had escaped from a homeland torn apart by violence and conflict, a place where almost all...

My name is N.P., a village legally married working as a farmer. I am the fifth of 13 children from my father, who had three wives. My mother passed away when I was one year old, and my father remarried shortly after. My stepmother mistreated me, causing me depression...

A. Reflecting on One Year of the CONNECT Project: Building Peace in the Great Lakes Region In June 2023, a consortium of four dedicated organizations came together to embark on an ambitious journey: to scale up the Community-Based Sociotherapy approach (CBS) in the...