Shalom Centre for Africa
an article by Jean de Dieu Basabose

We have pleasure to keep you informed that we are initiating SCA (Shalom Centre for Africa). We are trained peacemakers. we are inviting your experience and support to succeed our mission that is : to build and sustain positive peace in Africa. Principal activities we envisage are: educating for peace, doing researches for peace and, cultivating the culture of nonviolence. Considering the role of the efforts of your institution in Peacebuilding , we think that this inquiry will meet your interest.

Co-founders are: Basabose Jean de Dieu (Kigali, Rwanda) and Cori Wielenga (Pretoria, South Africa).

We value your work and we want you to support our dialogue and peace project (DPP). The support may be: (a) offering your Resources/ books (b) Connect our young organsation, i.e SCA, with potential funding organizations that you may know. (c) As experienced peacebringer, we would also appreciate having your technical advices in order to be more effective and efficient and, if possible, your financial support.

Dear peaceworker, We need to bind our efforts to face the challenge that the contemporary world has: to replace the spiral of violence and destruction with a spiral of peace and development, and create an environment conducive to self-sustaining and durable peace.

We hope to collaborate with your institution in coming days.

We are waiting for hearing from you

Thank you.
In the spirit of Peace,

Jean de Dieu Basabose, M(com) in Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies
cofounder &Director, SCA
P.o.B 6210 Kigali, Rwanda
Tel . 250 0840 3868

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