Current programs:
Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP)
- Return refugee
resettlement project—24
basic and 12 advanced AVP workshops in 6 resettlement camps.
- Hot-stops
AVP program, ten to twenty AVP workshops in communities still
beset with problems from genocide. July 2007 to June 2008
Healing and Rebuilding Our Communities (HROC)
- Healing Companion Cycle
with 20 HROC workshops, 10 follow-up days, and 5 celebrations
- Support
of existing Healing Companions
- Development of HROC workshop focused
on youth
HROC video
- Showing HROC video in Rwanda Starting March 2008
Gisenyi workcamp
- Continue building Gisenyi Peace
Center July 2008
Scholarship program
- Provide scholarships
for 30 or more Rwandan students in need.
David Bucura
- Support for AGLI programs
in Rwanda, North Kivu, and Nairobi
Continuing programs:
With the Friends Peace House as a partner, AGLI will continue the Alternatives
to Violence Project (AVP-Rwanda) begun in January 2001 and the Healing
and Rebuilding Our Community program begun in August 2003.
Completed programs:
In July 2005 with Rwanda Yearly Meeting a Workcamp built classrooms
for the street children's program
From October 2003 to March 2005, the Friends Peace House and AGLI with
AVP-Rwanda conducted over 100 AVP workshops with Gacaca judges.
In July 2004 with Rwanda Yearly Meeting, a Workcamp built classrooms
for the street children's program.
From April to July 2003, with the support from the American Friends
Service Committe, the HROC workshop was developed and 25 HROC workshops
were conducted in various regions of Rwanda
In February 2003, with support from the American Friends Service Committee,
an initial training for 15 Rwandan and 3 Ugandan HROC facilitators was
accomplished.
In February 2001, with the Friends Peace House, AVP was introducted
in Rwanda.