Exploring intergenerational resilience through creative arts in Rwanda and beyond

A talk by : Dr. Chaste Uwihoreye, PhD & Dr. Kirrily Pells, PhD


About Dr Chaste, he is UYISENGA NI IMANZI (Rwanda NGO) Country Director with a strong
experience in the management of institutions, and has been on the board
of different organizations, both local and international.
Chaste is an Expert in Trauma Healing and Key person in Peace
Building and Reconciliation, he is innovative, confident, optimistic,
inspiring and advisor to people from any background for life restoration
and healing. He has conducted many researches and has initiated
different mental health rehabilitation and healing models. He is an
inspiring Therapist, and he has leaded Rehabilitation trauma recovery
programs of genocide survivors, Ex-Combattants, Children from armed
groups and those in conflict with laws.

About Kirrily, her research, teaching and public engagement are in the field of critical
childhood studies and her work concerns global childhoods and children’s
rights especially in relation to violence, memory, peace, and social
justice. Across her research projects is a focus on creative arts,
arts-based methods, and co-production. At UCL she is a member of the
Critical Childhood Studies Research Group.

Her current research
focuses on intergenerational memories in the context of the 1994
Genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda. Nkwihoreze: Intergenerational Creative
Arts and Healing in Rwanda (https://www.nkwihoreze.org/) is a
collaborative research and engagement project working closely with
partners organisations and communities in Rwanda using arts-based
methods.