Kizito Kalima will be joining the Refugee and Forced Migration Studies Program to talk about the road to reconciliation and healing after conflict and extreme violence. Attend this event to hear his incredible story and learn how his organization has transformed the lives of those dealing with violence and trauma.

This event is open to the entire DePaul community and all are welcome! It will take place on DePaul's Lincoln Park Campus in Arts and Letters Hall, Room 103.

Co-hosted by the Refugee and Forced Migration Studies Program, the Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies Program, the Women's Center, and the Division of Mission and Ministry.

Kizito Kalima is a survivor of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda and the founder of the Peace Center for Forgiveness and Reconciliation, a not-for-profit committed to educating on genocide awareness and prevention, as well as creating healing spaces for both victims and perpetrators of mass atrocity. After losing much of his family to genocide and barely escaping himself, Kalima found refuge in sports, which eventually brought him to the United States. Kalima went on to pursue a degree in criminal justice and later founded The Peace Center for Forgiveness and Reconciliation (PCFR). The organization received official 501(c)3 status in 2014, the same year in which Kalima was invited to share his life story at the United Nations 20th Commemoration of the genocide in Rwanda.

The PCFR provides a wide array of services under the umbrellas of genocide awareness and prevention, and peace rebuilding projects for youth and adults. Along with speaking events and maintaining a museum dedicated to genocide history and awareness, the organization is also working toward a permanent Genocide Memorial in Indianapolis. Through peace rebuilding projects, they support kids and young adults in school and through sports, music, dance, and poetry programs. The organization also supports the healing of adults, many of whom are first generation survivors of violence, through a variety of therapeutic, social, financial, and career services.