Beginning in 2014, Hospice Without Borders implemented a unique bereavement program addressing grief and loss in Rwanda known as LALR.  This program combines community building, bereavement education, wisdom circle practices, income generation skills, and self-discovery in a two week retreat setting.  LALR is theoretically underpinned by the work of Worden, Stroebe & Schutt, Jenny Hunt and other pioneers in bereavement care.  It utilizes a culturally appropriate, hands-on, and pragmatic approach to providing bereavement support to impoverished bereft family members, who having lost a loved one to terminal illness, now find themselves contending with complicated grief, and needing to build their lives anew.   Since its beginning, LALR has now helped over 140 people realize that there is Life after Loss.

"...it begins by creating a safe and trusting space for the participants to share their feelings of loss and exploring their potential....

Trulee Reed,

LALR Sewing Instructor

"...we learned how to use our mind and energies, love our work and do our best to improve our lives...."

Life After Loss Participant

November, 2014

"...It was especially helpful to grieve for my parent - to heal the wound..."

Life After Loss Participant

November, 2014

 "...we felt a great sense of gratitude to place a flower and honor the memory of our loved ones..."

Dee Caplan, MSW

Bereavement Instructor  

"...this sling, sewn from Rwandan fabric...so simple for me to create, yet so empowering to Davita...These are cherished moments..."

Rose Flannigan,

LALR Sewing Instructor