Healing Streams

Welcome!

Can shattered lives find hope? We have seen it happen again and again. Healing Streams provides training in trauma counselling skills to Congolese community organizations which help survivors deal with the consequences of war-based trauma. Motivated by the invitation "love your neighbor as yourself", Healing Streams provides training irrespective of race or religion.

MSCU Peace Grant

a green circle with the words MSCU Charitable Fund breaking it Healing Streams is honoured to be the 2012 recipient of the Mennonite Savings and Credit Union Peace Grant to continue our new Canadian Project, “Journeys of Healing and Empowerment: Supporting the Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being of Refugees”.

Click here to read about the project description, rationale, and how it advances peace building.

Click here to find out about upcoming workshop dates.

The Bens in Congo

On October 28th, Healing Streams board member Brenda Ben and her husband Michael, will travel to Congo on behalf of Healing Streams. They will be advising Centre Medicale Evangelique on accounting policy and procedures and meeting with James Kataliko, Healing Streams bursary recipient. You can follow their travels here.

Healing Streams in Congo

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, one woman is raped every minute. Researchers estimate that over 400,000 women are raped every year*. Congo has the unfortunate status of being the country where rape has been used as an act of war most effectively. In contrast to civilian rape, rape as an act of war is intentionally and systematically used to destroy families and terrorize communities.

What does Healing Streams do?
Healing Streams trains, equips and empowers local caregivers to assist women, families and communities in their struggle to overcome the psychological trauma of rape and war.