The Rwandan Genocide of 1994 killed nearly a million Tutsis in three months. The houses, streets and fields of this small, crowded country were strewn with the bloodied bodies of the innocent. Genocide survivor and counseling psychologist, Merveille Gakuba, will briefly share her own journey of recovery and healing and then how she now plans to help other women who have been traumatized by the Genocide and domestic violence and to heal the earth itself. This will be through the creation of a new Kigali Women’s Centre on a plot of formerly violated land. Here, traumatised women will be welcomed into a haven of safety, healing and learning and they will help the land itself recover from its tainted past by producing food, raising animals and creating natural inspiration for human growth and environmental sustainability.
Discover how:
- Personal recovery becomes collective transformation
- Violated land can be restored to sacred sanctuary
- Trauma survivors become healers and community builders
- Women’s empowerment intersects with environmental sustainability
- Hope grows from the deepest wounds
Merveille Gakuba will share her journey of recovery and reveal her vision for the new Kigali Women’s Centre—a transformative project on formerly violated land where traumatized women find safety, healing, and learning while helping the earth itself recover.
