Shalom is a non-profit organization that works towards building and sustaining positive peace through education in Rwanda.

Since the genocide in 1994, which deeply affected every Rwandan, there is an urgent need for reconciliation, healing and conflict resolution. Help us to help communities towards healing. 

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Mothers Day celebration a success

3 June - News by Shalom, Educating for Peace
Our Mothers Day celebration on 12 May was a great success. Some 100 people from the Rulindo district participated, as well as numerous community leaders, NGOs working in the area and government officials....

Plans for Mothers Day 2013

7 May - News by Shalom, Educating for Peace
 Although Mother's Day is not celebrated much in Rwanda, SEP has decided to advocate for a Mother's Day for Peace annually. Mother’s Day has long been associated with celebrating the role that women...

Volunteer Eli shares her experiences

23 March - News by Shalom, Educating for Peace
My name is Elisabeth, I’m a student of Intercultural Education from Germany and interning with Shalom from Feb – Apr 2013. Due to prior work experience in the field of non-formal education with...

Rulindo community committed to reconciliation

5 March - News by Shalom, Educating for Peace
We participated in a very exciting National Unity and Reconciliation week in the Rulindo district of Rwanda from 9-16 November. Although this happened a few months ago, we haven't had a chance to share the...

Looking ahead: 2013

21 January - News by Shalom, Educating for Peace
As the new year begins, we like to take the opportunity to think about what we, as an organization, want to achieve in the coming year. Here are some of the activities we have lined up for 2013. Jean de Dieu...

October 2012 newsletter

5 November 2012 - News by Shalom, Educating for Peace
We have just released our latest newsletter. For the complete version, visit this link. Here are some of the highlights: Warm congratulations to our co-director Mary Coffman and her husband Mario Chacon on...

Ubupfura Project

4 July 2012 - News by Shalom, Educating for Peace
'Ubupfura' is a difficult Rwandan word to translate. It means something like integrity, and describes a person who is honest, trustworthy, of good character and respectful of others. Shalom Educating for Peace...

Mothers Day for Peace

15 May 2012 - News by Shalom, Educating for Peace
On Sunday, members of SEP planted a tree in Ndera, Rwanda as a symbol of peace on Mother's Day. Our inspiration was the call for peace made by Julia Ward Howe in 1872, in response to the Franco-Prussian war: ...

What SEP has achieved

30 March 2012 - News by Shalom, Educating for Peace
Although SEP is a small organization with a tiny budget, we've been able to do some great things since we started in 2008. Here are some of the things we've been involved with: Since 2008, we've been broadcast...

Volunteer Mark's story

1 March 2012 - News by Shalom, Educating for Peace
Mark Scott joined Shalom Educating for Peace as a volunteer for the month of January. He was an enormous asset to our team. Pictured right is Mark receiving a certificate of gratitude from members of our board...

Peace pole ceremony in Rulindo

26 January 2012 - News by Shalom, Educating for Peace
The Rulindo District situated in the Northern Province of Rwanda, not far from Kigali, was the scene of devastation during the genocide. Almost two decades on the wounds of that genocide are still very much...

SEP at sports for peace conferences in Cape Town

28 December 2011 - News by Shalom, Educating for Peace
Cori Wielenga had the opportunity to represent SEP at two sports for peace and development conferences in Cape Town this December. These conferences have helped connect SEP to a new peace and development...

Trees for peace

3 November 2011 - News by Shalom, Educating for Peace
At the end of last month, SEP facilitated a tree planting ceremony for peace and reconciliation in the Gako cell in the Rulindo district of Rwanda. This community has been particularly affected by the pain and...

International Peace Day in Rwanda

22 September 2011 - News by Shalom, Educating for Peace
Yesterday was the United Nations International Peace Day. All over the world, individuals, communities and organizations were doing small and big things to celebrate peace. In Rwanda, the government, through...

Walking for Peace

24 July 2011 - Conversation by Cori Wielenga
We did it! Our team walked 15km today and survived to tell the story. We arrived at 6:30am, prepared for some chilly weather, but the sun was shining and it turned out to be a beautiful day. We walked at a...

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