Portrait of third grade student Sarah Niyonizeye in her class room at Hope School, in Nyangunga, Burundi.

Nicoodeme Havyarimana teaches his class at the Nursery section of Hope School in Nyangunga, Burundi.

Renaldo Ndayizigiye (greenish white dress) and Acquiline Ndayishimiye(red dress) lead their class in a game during recess at the Nursery section of Hope School in Nyangunga, Burundi.

Sifa Mali Ya Bwana stands in front of her home at the Mubimbi IDP camp near Minova, DRC before leaving for school. She is supported by Global Family in the local secondary school.

Children at morning assembly at the Bruchunda Primary School in Minova, DRC. Many of the students at the school are supported by the Global Family Program.

Standard 1 Teacher Lwaboshi Kyuma works with Elizabeth Mutuzo at the chalkboard during a french lesson at Bruchunda Primary School in Minova, DRC.

Matthieu Kisanula listens during class at Divine Grace Secondary School in Minova, DRC. He is supported by the Global Family Program.

Ruboneka Isa, his wife Estella Uzamukunda, daughter Bahati, 4, and daughter Diane, one-and a-half, in their home in eastern Congo. They’re planning to repatriate back to Rwanda in the next few months.

Cecile Ngasa Icyimpaye holds her granddaughter Sandrine Furayabo at the family home in rural Rwanda. Her husband Jean De Dieu Mwasa Niyon Senga is a former combatant who returned to Rwanda after fighting with the FDLR in eastern Congo. They returned home to Rwanda after almost twenty years.

Portraits of Aumul Banin, 1st grader at the Le Pélican school in Kabul, Afghanistan during an interview in her classroom.

Farza Bator copies work into his composition book from the board during class at the Le Pélican school in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Students during a peace building class at Abdullah Bin Omar High School in Paghman, Afghanistan. The program is supported by Help the Afghan Children and MCC.

Magdalena (Mat) Marcos Perez in her garden outside of Nebaj, Guatemala.

Juana Chiquival Sosof sits in the courtyard of her home with her daughter Leah Maria Chiviliú Chiquival outside of Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala.

Kolo Adamu talks about her 18-year-old daughter Naomi who was held hostage and recently released from Boko Haram and how the HROC training has helped Kolo heal from trauma in Chibok, Nigeria. MCC supports a trauma healing program called Healing and Rebuilding our Communities (HROC) that is carried out by EYN, the Hausa acronym for the Church of the Brethren Nigeria. HROC is a community-based three-day training to help Nigerians learn about trauma, talk about their own trauma to find psychological healing and move forward with their lives.

Kolo Adamu holds a photo of her 18-year-old daughter Naomi who was held hostage and recently released from Boko Haram and how the HROC training has helped Kolo heal from trauma in Chibok, Nigeria. MCC supports a trauma healing program called Healing and Rebuilding our Communities (HROC) that is carried out by EYN, the Hausa acronym for the Church of the Brethren Nigeria. HROC is a community-based three-day training to help Nigerians learn about trauma, talk about their own trauma to find psychological healing and move forward with their lives.

Workshop participant Naomi Philip talks about the loss of husband and three sons, ages 14,12,10 who were all killed while trying to escape Boko Haram. She also discusses how the workshop has helped her deal with the trauma in Mubi, Nigeria. MCC supports a trauma healing program called Healing and Rebuilding our Communities (HROC) that is carried out by EYN, the Hausa acronym for the Church of the Brethren Nigeria. HROC is a community-based three-day training to help Nigerians learn about trauma, talk about their own trauma to find psychological healing and move forward with their lives.

Nasiru Musa talks about how the Peace Club at at Mangu Halle Government Secondary School in the Plateau State of Nigeria, has helped him create peace among his friends in the community. MCC supports the EPRT program which helps with maintaining peace in Nigeria’s Plateau State. One of EPRT’s programs is the creation of peace curriculum and setting up Peace Clubs at secondary schools throughout the region. The clubs teach peace making skills and conflict resolution that students put into practice at school and at home.