Mediation as a Path to Reconciliation

Rise Up, in partnership with ALARM-Rwanda, dreams of empowering Rwandan lawyers and mediators to advocate and bring justice to those most vulnerable.

In June, 153 local Rwandan leaders and community members attended a mediation sensitization workshop. This workshop was a step towards our shared dream of mobilizing a legal aid clinic in Rwanda. The National Advisory Committee of Mediation partnered with ALARM-Rwanda to facilitate this 3-day workshop.

Those in attendance learned the importance of mediation and the role it plays in reconciliation. Many people don’t recognize the difference in a lawyer and mediator and the time together strengthened their understanding of the two and the role mediation can play in peace building, justice and reconciliation.