Centering well-being in conflict: Notes from Colombia and Rwanda

What does well-being mean when systems are built on conflict and violence, and who gets to define what healing looks like? This week's episode of On the Contrary by IDR brings together two guests who have witnessed conflict up close. Paula Moreno, founder of Manos Visibles (Visible Hands), works on racial and territorial justice in Colombia and is the youngest person to hold a cabinet position in Colombia's government. Dr Jean Bosco Niyonzima, raised during the ethnic conflict in Rwanda, is a doctor, a social entrepreneur, and an expert in trauma healing and community-based mental health. Listen as they discuss the complexities of building collective healing, the meaning of well-being in conflict-affected systems, and the lessons their experiences offer for communities around the world. Host: Devanshi Vaid Produced and edited by: Shreya Adhikari, Devanshi Vaid, and Halima Ansari IDR is an online journal that publishes cutting-edge ideas, lessons, and insights written by and for the people working on some of India's toughest problems. For more information about IDR, visit . Also, follow IDR on Linkedin , Instagram , Facebook , and Twitter . Watch the full episode here, or read the transcript here. This podcast is a Maed in India production. Donate:

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Centering well-being in conflict: Notes from Colombia and Rwanda is an episode from On the Contrary by IDR by Maed in India.

This episode is 27:35 long.

This episode was published on Sep 24, 2025.

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