Thirty-three women and men in Cape Town and Jonhannesburg have been certified as facilitators of the Power of Reconciliation work. These newly trained facilitators have conducted 12 workshops (two- and three-day) in Soweto and Cape Town on their own since being certified by Satyana Institute in December 2010. Powerful results have been achieved in these workshops conducted in public venues, schools, church organizations, prisons, and at the University of the Western Cape.

New introductory programs in the Power of Reconciliation were conducted in Mumbai, India (February, 2011) and Nairobi, Kenya (March, 2011). New facilitator training programs will begin in South Africa (November, 2011), in India (February, 2012), and in Kenya (March, 2012).

A new professional training for facilitators (click here) of the Power of Reconciliation begins in the United States (January, 2012).

An independent evaluation of the Power of Reconciliation process (called “Gender Reconciliation” in Africa and India) was released in March 2011 by Phaphama Initiatives in Johannesburg, South Africa. Based on focus groups and long-term follow-up, their report concludes:

“Not only does Gender Reconciliation
have the potential to heal relationships between men and women;
it also is a powerful tool in the fight against HIV/AIDS;
in fact, the only tool that addresses the 
root causes of HIV/AIDS rather than just the symptoms.

We are coming to the view that the Gender Reconciliation programme has
the potential to prevent communities from self-destructing because
of gender violence and HIV/AIDS.” 

— Gender Reconciliation Report for 2010
Phaphama Initiatives
Johannesburg, South Africa
6 March 2011

For the full report, click here