Source: (2004) Reformative Explorations: A Psycho-spiritual and Crimino-social Quarterly on Correction and Reformation. 2(3): 284-303.
When the Sycamore Tree Project®, developed by Prison Fellowship International, was adapted in Rwanda, Africa it became the Umuvumu Tree Project. While the Sycamore Tree Project® has been used to reconcile offenders and victims in ordinary crime situations in the United States, New Zealand, England and other countries, the Umuvumu Tree Project has been a tool for national healing in genocide traumatized Rwanda. (excerpt)
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