Urugo rw'Amahoro · The Home of Peace

Friends Peace House promotes peace, unity, and reconciliation among Rwandans, and contributes holistically to the development of Rwandan society.

Students learning tailoring at a Mwana Nshuti vocational training centre Culinary arts students during a practical lesson at Mwana Nshuti VTC A student working on a brake assembly during motor vehicle mechanics training Construction students building at Mwana Nshuti VTC Bugesera
Our mission

To promote peace, unity, and reconciliation among Rwandans and to holistically contribute to the development of the Rwandan society.

Our vision

To see Rwandese people living together in good relationship with one another in healthy and well-developed communities.

What we do

Four areas of work, one purpose

From healing workshops to vocational training, everything we do serves the same goal: communities that live together in peace and grow together in dignity.

A women's small group during AVP couples training in Bugesera

Peacebuilding

AVP workshops in communities and prisons, trauma healing through HROC, transformational mediation, the Great Lakes Peace-building Institute, and refugee reintegration.

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Hairdressing students practising at Mwana Nshuti VTC Kigali

Education

Mwana Nshuti vocational training centres in Kigali and Bugesera have equipped hundreds of vulnerable young people with job-ready skills since 2013.

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Families receiving water filters through the Clean Water Project

Community Development

Clean water purifiers, conservation agriculture training, and 349 savings groups with over 9,000 members strengthening households across Rwanda.

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FPH election observer volunteers in 2024

Good Governance

Trained FPH volunteers observe parliamentary and presidential elections to help keep them free, fair, and transparent.

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850+ Young people trained at Mwana Nshuti VTC in total since November 2013.
1,316 Participants in Alternatives to Violence workshops, supported by 15 facilitators.
9,225 Members saving together in 349 Saving For Life groups across the country.
170 Water purifiers distributed to families in Bugesera District since 2022.
Who works with us

Our partners

Friends Peace House works closely with these main partners, whose support makes every program possible.

Mennonite Central Committee Kvekerhjelp (Quaker Service Norway) GlobalGiving Evangelical Friends Church of Rwanda Peace and Development Network Nexus Impacts Caritas International Belgium Friends Peace Teams The Simmons Foundation Solid Road VluchtelingenWerk Nederland Global Access 2030 Centre for Peace, Democratic Governance and Development (CPDG) Canadian Foodgrains Bank Friends World Committee for Consultation, Africa Section

Peace is a collective action

Donate, volunteer, or partner with us. Every contribution helps a community in Rwanda take one more step toward lasting peace.