There is an evident need for inner healing, and an accompanying lack of clarity among the people about the healing process. Helpers need more formal counseling skills, including the recognition of deeper problems and issues, and a clearer understanding of trauma. While Rwandans view the impacts of trauma, grief, and loss as problematic, it is not clear that they understand the relationship between inner healing and general health. The enormity of their tragedy and the resulting focus on their material needs take priority over their address of intrapsychic needs. The team s own limited language skills prohibited a full investigation of what appeared to be the Rwandan s inability to articulate the inner experience.
Few terms exist for psychological problems such as depression.
After a demonstration, they could do so more easily. Rwandans need to educate their children and take responsibility for themselves is also great. Rugambarara Fanstin, the headmaster of a primary school in Runyombyi, said that the school has 750 students but only 14 teachers. There are few books, and students use little paper notebooks for lessons. Chalk is used for writing, rather than pens or pencils.