Healing and Rebuilding our Communities (HROC) is a Quaker initiative developed in Rwanda and Burundi, based on principles such as:<\/p>\n
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- In every person there is something good.<\/li>\n
- Both victims and perpetrators of violence can experience trauma and its after-effects.<\/li>\n
- Healing from trauma requires that a person\u2019s inner good and wisdom is sought and shared with others. It is through this effort that trust begins to be restored.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
For several years now, Oxford Friends have provided financial support to enable Rwandan Quakers to organise training workshops addressing issues such as HIV\/AIDS and supporting women and girls who have suffered mistreatment by their male sexual partners and discrimination within their communities. At the root of these issues, however, are the attitudes, values and behaviour of men.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Role Play Training Session, HROC Rwanda.
Photo provided by Glen Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHROC Rwanda now hopes to organise three training workshops for men, focussing on their harmful attitudes and behaviour towards women. Two three-day workshops would involve a total of 36 adult married men, and one one-day workshop would involve 18 young, unmarried men. Specific attention would be paid to enabling the participants to examine their attitudes and behaviour with regard to women, and supporting them in changing these for the better. Some of the topics to be addressed, for example, are \u201cWhat wives wish their husbands understood about women\u201d, \u201cForgiveness, second chances and free choice\u201d, \u201cConsequences of sexual relations outside of marriage\u201d, \u201cViolence within the family\u201d, and \u201cHarmony and peace within the family\u201d.<\/p>\n
\r\n\r\n To support this project of Healing and Rebuilding our Communities (HROC) in Rwanda, please make a BACS payment to:<\/p>\nG and A Williams Partners,<\/strong>
\na\/c 50323628,<\/strong>
\nSort Code 607003,<\/strong>
\nNatwest Bank.<\/strong><\/p>\nAlternatively, please send a cheque to:<\/p>\n
G and A Williams Partners,<\/strong>
\n93 Divinity Road,<\/strong>
\nOxford OX4 1LN.<\/strong><\/p>\nYour donation will be acknowledged, and no charges will be made to cover administrative costs. You will also receive a report on the work of the Hope Institute.\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\n
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