Rwanda’s resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic can serve as a lesson to the global community on addressing public health challenges…
Lessons from the COVID-19 Vaccination Campaigns in Rwanda
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Increased My Confidence and Commitment to Research
As a mental health practitioner working in a post-conflict context, I advocate being an active part of a bourgeoning network…
Doing Research during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Coping with Risks, Managing the Consequences
This essay is based on my personal experience during this Covid-19 pandemic as a PhD student. I hope that my…
Preventing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) as a Peacebuilding Strategy: Opportunities and Insights from Northern Rwanda
This essay addresses the challenges and opportunities for preventing women living in conflict-affected or post-conflict communities from becoming victims of…
Understanding Selfhood among Young People Who Were Born Out of Genocide Rape in Rwanda
One Saturday afternoon in 2013, I was at home in Kigali, Rwanda watching television when I randomly came across a…
Africa Peace Journalism: A Manual for Media Practitioners in East Africa
Africa Peace Journalism: A Manual for Media Practitioners in East Africa is the outcome of the East Africa Regional Peace…
How Rwanda is Teaching Peace Education Through Ubumuntu Conversations
As we close the curtain on the annual Kwibuka period here in Rwanda, the Ubumuntu Conversations have challenged those of…
What is “the Local”? Exploring grassroots justice systems as a means of understanding the local
The liberal peacebuilding framework has been extensively critiqued and increasing attention is being given to “the local” in peacebuilding. What…
Statebuilding and Peacebuilding in Contexts of Identity-Related Conflicts: A Necessary Collaboration
"It is important to ask how peacebuilding can take place when the state is perceived as biased, partisan, unfair, and…