Quaker Work in the Congo with Survivors of Rape and Trauma

Thursday, April 29, 2010 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Zawadi Nikuze will share about her peace-building work in the Great Lakes Region of Africa.

Zawadi is a member of the Religious Society of Friends in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She is a young adult Friend, and currently plans and facilitates Healing and Rebuilding Our Communities workshops on trauma healing and reconciliation with citizens of Goma and displaced persons who fled violence to camps outside Goma. Zawadi also works regularly with survivors of rape in the camps, facilitating support groups and listening sessions.

Location

Friends Center, Rufus Jones Room
1501 Cherry St.
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Contact Information: 

Rufus Jones Room
at Friends Center
1501 Cherry Street, 
Philadelphia, PA, 19102 

Contact:  Anna Crumley-Effinger
215-241-7150 

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