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About Us
We strive to improve psychosocial well-being
We contribute to peaceful communities and improving the psychosocial well-being of people living in areas disrupted by crises, by facilitating access to community-based sociotherapy.
We envision a world where people whose lives have been disrupted by war, violence or natural disasters can live their lives in peace and enjoy meaningful social relationships.
The history of ICBS
Where do we come from
The seeds of ICBS were sown in Rwanda in 2006 during a workshop on the role of community- based sociotherapy in community healing. There, the first group of CBS practitioners trained by Cora Dekker expressed a wish to create a network of CBS professionals for mutual learning and exchange and for development of a body of knowledge on CBS.
With the expansion of CBS within Rwanda and to other countries in the region and beyond, Cora and CBS Rwanda understood the importance of such a network. A network to connect practitioners, to increase the understanding of CBS’ effectiveness, to safeguard the CBS principles and quality standards that make the approach effective, and to facilitate increased access to the CBS approach. As a result of the common interest of CBS practitioners to establish this network, ICBS was registered as a non-profit foundation in the Netherlands in 2019. This was just two months after Cora’s passing, bringing this long-term dream to life.
