The overall objective of Community-based Sociotherapy intervention is to contribute to restorative justice, social change and psychosocial recovery, in post-conflict settings, for the promotion of sustainable peace across the generations.
Specifically, the Sociotherapy approach as introduced in Rwanda aims at:
- Fostering feelings of dignity, safety and trust for all people who are affected by war, genocide and their aftermath;
- Reducing mental and social distress;
- Capitalizing on the vital human capabilities that enable individuals and the entire community to break through the obstacles that prevent living together in peace and facilitate processes of interpersonal and inter-group reconciliation;
- Eliminating disturbed and delayed socio-economic development and
- Breaking through the intergenerational transmission of trauma and violence.