Annemiek Richters, physician and medical anthropologist, is Professor of Culture, Health and Illness at Leiden University Medical Center and the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research, The Netherlands. Her publications focus on gender, violence and trauma, and on intercultural health care.

Grace Kagoyire is a social scientist and a public health professional working as participatory action researcher for the community-based sociotherapy program in the Eastern Province of Rwanda

Theophile Sewimfura is field coordinator of the community-based sociotherapy program in the Eastern Province of Rwanda.

Angela Jansen is Program Manager of the community-based sociotherapy program in Rwanda.