Step Up!

The Afro-Romance Institute, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, The Office of the Vice-Provost of International Programs, The Canadian Consulate in Chicago, The Embassy of Rwanda in Washington D.C., Step Up! American Association for Rwandan Women, and many entities and Departments campus wide are sponsoring a three-day symposium entitled: Genocide in Rwanda: Media, Memory and [...]

  Step Up! will be hosting a seated dinner and Silent Auction with keynote speaker, Senator Romeo Dallaire, his speech is entitled: “The Casualties of Humanitarian Intervention.” Proceeds from the event will be used to establish a trauma counseling center in Rwanda where survivors of the Rwandan genocide can receive psychological treatment and training. 6-10 [...]

Step Up! training teams deliver annual workshops in Rwanda to develop and enhance the trauma counseling skills of counselors, nurses, clergy, and university faculty. We provide financial support to women who generate self-sustaining income through planting crops, raising cows and keeping honey bees. Our goal is to construct a rural health and counseling center to [...]

Step Up! exists to empower Rwandan women who are survivors of the genocide. Through collaboration with grass roots organizations in Rwanda and international institutions, we provide training and education to Rwandan practitioners in order to meet the psychological and economic needs of trauma survivors and their dependents.