📍 Kigali, Rwanda, Serving Families
We Walk With
Families Towards
Wholeness.
Trauma-informed. Faith-grounded. Community-rooted.
Emmaus Family Center equips, strengthens, and accompanies families across Rwanda — one healing journey at a time.
"Heal the individual. Strengthen the family. Transform the community."
Who We Are
More Than a Center.
A Sanctuary for Healing.
At Emmaus Family Center, we believe that when families heal, communities transform — and nations thrive.
We are a Christian family center operating at the intersection of psychoeducation, trauma-informed care, and community resilience. Our work begins where families are most fragile — in the aftermath of trauma, violence, conflict, and grief — and walks with them toward lasting wholeness.
We don't offer quick fixes. We offer accompaniment.
What We Are Not
- A clinic or medical facility
- A psychiatric service provider
- A prescription or diagnosis service
- A replacement for registered medical care
What We Offer
EFC is not a clinic. We do not offer psychiatric care, prescribe medication, or operate as a medical facility. What we offer is accessible and profoundly effective:
- Trauma-informed psychoeducation equips individuals and families with the knowledge, language, and tools to understand what has happened to them and to grow through it.
- Community-based accompaniment surrounds people with trained practitioners and peer communities who walk alongside them over time — not one session, but a sustained journey.
- Relational skills development builds practical communication, emotional regulation, and conflict resolution capacities that make families, workplaces, and communities function with dignity.
We refer anyone requiring clinical psychiatric or medical support to appropriate registered professionals and facilities.
"Psychoeducation, Not Prescription. Accompaniment, Not Diagnosis."
Ministry of Health Compliant
What We Do
Holistic Programs for
Every Member of the Family
Our programs address the emotional, relational, spiritual, and social needs of families at every stage and season of life.
Growing Roots
IMIZI MYIZA
A 10-week parenting program equipping caregivers with trauma-informed tools to raise children with safety, dignity, and love.
Couples Love Path
Still, I Choose You
A 10-week journey for married and engaged couples — deepening intimacy, restoring trust, and building the skills that make marriages last.
A Space Where Men Can Be Honest
GALLANT MEN'S CIRCLES
Bi-weekly peer gatherings for men ready to grow — in fatherhood, partnership, identity, and faith.
She Does Not Have to Heal Alone
HER JOURNEY COHORTS
Bi-weekly women's psychoeducation cohorts — community, curriculum, and the kind of sisterhood that changes everything.
Every Child Deserves to Come Home
BAHO CHILD PROTECTION
A 12-month reintegration journey for street-connected children and the families they return to.
You Don't Have to Face This Alone
CRISIS ACCOMPANIMENT
5-day intensive support for families navigating acute emotional and relational crisis.
Your People Are Your Mission
THRIVE AT WORK / SCHOOL
Customized psychoeducation workshops for organizations, schools, and institutions — building emotionally resilient teams.
Our Impact
Real Families. Real Healing.
Measurable Change.
40%
Target improvement in family relationship satisfaction
30%
Reduction in reported domestic conflict among graduates
70%
Expected reduction in trauma responses for Baho children
75%
Sustained family reintegration rate at 12-month follow-up
60%
Baho children returning to formal schooling
360
Community volunteers to be trained as support agents by 2031
"I came to Emmaus broken and ashamed. I leave with tools, a community, and hope for my marriage. This is not a program — this is transformation."
— Still, I Choose You Program Graduate, Kigali
The Roadmap
Vision 2031:
Faith in Action.
By 2031, EFC will be Rwanda's leading center of excellence for family wellness and psychoeducation — operating a self-sustaining Retreat and Training Center, serving 15,000+ families, and influencing systems across East Africa.
This is not a wish. It is a plan.
Pillar 1
Family Strengthening
Through IMIZI MYIZA and Still, I Choose You, EFC equips 120+ family units per year with relational skills for enduring, emotionally healthy households.
Pillar 2
Psychoeducation & Wellbeing
Becoming Rwanda's leading psychoeducation provider — serving 200+ institutions through peer support, corporate wellness, and the IMIZI Family Podcast.
Pillar 3
Community Outreach (BAHO)
By 2031: 600 street-connected children reintegrated, 360 community support volunteers trained, and the Baho model adopted by 3+ districts.
Pillar 4
Infrastructure & Sustainability
A purpose-built Retreat and Training Center within 30km of Kigali — a self-sustaining facility and permanent home for the healing movement.
Current Lifecycle Status
VISION 2031 — YEAR 1 OF 6
Path to Wholeness
Three Steps to Healing
Initial Conversation
A brief, empathetic conversation to understand your family's situation and match you with the right practitioner and program.
Holistic Assessment
Deep-dive facilitated sessions to identify root causes and co-create a personalized growth journey roadmap.
Sustained Accompaniment
Ongoing peer community and practitioner support focused on communication, emotional resilience, and long-term wholeness.
Coming in 2026
🎙 IMIZI Family Podcast
A Kinyarwanda/English podcast blending real stories, expert conversations, and practical tools for whole family living. Launching 2026.
The Faces of EFC
The Hands and Hearts
Behind the Work.
Our practitioners and volunteers are not distant professionals. They are people who chose this work because they believe in it.
"I have never met a family that didn't want to be whole."
Igihozo Liliane Takia
Managing Director
Wholistic Care Trainer & Practitioner
"I've never seen someone at rock bottom who couldn't eventually rise."
Philipamoko Drasi
Program Coordinator
Trauma-Informed Practitioner & Debriefer
"Children act out because something is harder than they know how to say."
Amina Valentine
Administrator
TBRI Practitioner & Child Advocate
"Every young person is already carrying something extraordinary."
Dushime Osee Yabesi
Programs Volunteer
International Healing Facilitator
The Emmaus Shield
We maintain a zero-tolerance policy towards harm. Our center operates under rigorous community-based safety protocols to identify risk before it escalates.
1.2k+
Safety Alerts Handled
450
Standardized Audits
60
Community Reps Trained
200
IZU Home Visits / Month
Partner With Us
This Is Not Charity.
This Is Social Infrastructure Investment.
Whether you are a donor, foundation, corporate partner, church, school, or development organization — there is a meaningful partnership waiting for you at EFC.
Donor & Foundation Partners
Church Partners
School & University Partners
Corporate & Organizational Partners
Give
Your Gift Does Something Real.
Healing takes time. And time requires resources. Your gift makes the room possible — it says to a family EFC has never met: someone believed in you before they knew your name.
RESTORE A FAMILY
Baho Child Reintegration Program
Every child on the streets of Kigali is a child who lost their way home.
STRENGTHEN A HOME
IMIZI MYIZA & Still, I Choose You Programs
The strongest predictor of a child's wellbeing is the health of their parents' relationship.
SUSTAIN THE CIRCLES
Gallant Men & Her Journey Programs
A woman who realizes she is not alone. These moments ripple into families in ways no report can capture.
BUILD THE FUTURE
Vision 2031 — EFC Retreat & Training Center
A permanent home, a regional resource, a landmark that says: healing has an address in Rwanda.
What Your Gift Does
Covers one Her Journey session for one woman
Funds one week of Baho accompaniment for one child
Sponsors one parent through the full 10-week IMIZI MYIZA program
Sponsors a couple through the full Still, I Choose You journey
Funds a full month of Baho for one child and their family
Fully sponsors a cohort — all participants covered for one season
Knowledge Base
View All Resources →Conflict Resolution Guide
Understanding Trauma in Families
Positive Discipline Toolkit
Regional Hub
Kigali Headquarters
The heartbeat of our operations. Open for walk-ins and emergency consultations.
Get DirectionsEmmaus Family Center
Kigali City, Rwanda
Mon — Fri: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Ready for a
new chapter?
No family should walk the road to wholeness alone. We are here.