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Rwandans and friends of Rwanda across the globe begin a solemn week of remembrance on April 7, 2025, marking 31 years since the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi; a tragedy that claimed over one million lives in just 100 days. The commemoration, held annually from April 7 to 13, honors the victims, reflects on the resilience of survivors, and reinforces the nation’s commitment to preventing such atrocities from ever occurring again.
In 2014, the United Nations and the African Union designated April 7 as a day of remembrance for the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Over just 100 days in 1994, more than one million people — primarily Tutsis and moderate Hutus — were slaughtered by Hutu extremists
The national remembrance started with President Paul Kagame lighting the Flame of Hope at the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Gisozi. The flame will burn for the duration of the 100 days, symbolizing remembrance, resilience, and unity. The president also laid a wreath in tribute to the more than 250,000 genocide victims interred at the memorial, followed by a nationwide minute of silence.
At Gicumbi District level, the remembrance week has started at Mutete Sector where more than 30 TFT therapists have been trained to support Genocide survivors to deal with trauma, treating them using TFT Callahan techniques.
More than 2000 victims are interred at the Genocide memorial of Mutete. The people Mutete sector has suffered a lot during the genocide and the now they consequences of the genocide are still there. The people of Mutete sector are honored for their effort of reconciliation and resilience. The TFT therapists have played a big role in this long and hard way of reconciliation and resilience. We really appreciate their unpaid work!
The trained TFT therapists are there to help, and they will be helping duringthe 100 days of commemoration
We lit the “Flame of Remembrance,” a symbol of hope and resilience, to light for 100 days, the span of the genocide.
The Powerful remark of our President Paul Kagame on the remembrance day “What didn’t kill us and finish us 31 years ago, has hardened us, prepared us for the bad things that will always come anytime. We will not die without a fight like last time,”
Dear Joanne and TFT friends
“Through our pain, we have found purpose; through remembrance, we have found strength. We work for our Hope, Peace and Resilience.
TFT contribution in this journey of resilience and building the country in all it dimensions is remarkable and appreciated by many of the beneficiaries because it made the change in lives of many people.
Thank you for your support and being on our side and we hope that you support will continue.
As the world joins Rwanda in remembrance, the message is “Never Again” and Never Again must be more than a slogan. It must be a promise acted upon, with vigilance, justice, and global solidarity. Together we can bring hope, peace and Justice to the World. Let Heal the World with TFT
Rev. Augustin NZABONIMANA
TFT IZERE RWANDA
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Especially for the people of Syria, Palestine, and the afflicted Arab countries
The Middle East is experiencing post-traumatic stress symptoms, especially after those scenes related to wars, prisons, torture and oppression that humanity is exposed to, which creates a kind of mixed feelings between sadness, anger, guilt and intolerance.
TFT technique is a very powerful tool that helps overcome those feelings that are hindering our progress in life and preventing us from living the moment, which is very important to follow up on our progress and build our future.
We invite you to attend a free online healing session presented by Coach Zena Hammami, a certified practitioner in TFT (In Arabic language).
With the full acknowledgement and gratitude of Joanne Callahan, President of TFT Foundation and Callahan Techniques, Ltd.
The session will be on Saturday 12/28/2024 at 5:00 pm Syria time – 2:00 pm GMT – Live via Instagram
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The pictures are showing Rwandan Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the Genocide Against Tutsi as they were held in different places Districts, Universities, and Sectors.
This year like last year we helped people using TFT which is now more popularly and widely by many trained practitioners and many them working with different institutions NGOs, Public Institutions like Hospitals Psychologists and Counselor. Last year in August we have trained a large number of Psychologists both in IPRC Kigali as well as at KIMU University these are people who represented many Districts and Sectors plus NGOs.This year it was much easier for us to work with people who know already what to do especially people who know us. I can say each year there is that uniqueness of making things easier for the TFT Team to help many.
One week before the first treatment week,I was been called by a lady from the Rwanda National Commission for Reconciliation and she is the in charge of Trauma Counseling… personally, I hadn’t met her or see her before she was collecting the figures of those traumatized people during treatment of last year commemoration 2018. She told me that she got my telephone number by Psychologists trained from different Districts.
She asks me two things:
I told her that last year we helped 300 people from different places but also we trained more than 200 People from different places and all dealing with Humanitarian works. I said we are always using the technique called TFT and on phone, I did translate what TFT is all about. She was very much happy with us.
Also, this year compared to last year the level of trauma was high the National Commission for the Genocide have conducted a research to find out the level and the size of trauma after 25 years, and they have come up with 30% of Rwandan lives with trauma daily. So the research is showing that there is much to do both in Tapping/treatment as well as training as many people as possible.
Again before treatment during our meeting, we have decided to come up with our new appellation/name and we have adopted the name THE COUNSELORS OF HOPE. This is going to be our name and these counselors of hope are healing people using an Approach/Technics called TFT. These are some of the Changes we have made during this year commemoration.
Celestin Mitabu
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2014 marks the 20 year anniversary of the 1994 Rwanda Genocide. Thousands died and were buried in mass graves in various sites all over Rwanda. TFT Trauma Relief was asked to be present at several of the ceremonies to help those stricken by grief, remembering the trauma, and feeling the guilt.
Last October, we had an anonymous donor offering the TFT Foundation matching funds to help IZERE Center community treatment days.
The last community day, held during the period of mourning, we were able to provide funding to treat 250 people and 435 came for help. So we were thrilled to have the possibility to continue to help these children and the others in the re¬gion receiving TFT relief. We asked for your help to raise the matching funds of $1100. You all responded and we received the matching funds promised.
We were able to send all the requested funds for the community treatment day.
