2016 ABSC and GEI Pan African Summit on Sexual Wellness,
Decolonization, and Indigenous Knowledge
Kigali, Rwanda
ORGANIZATION
The Association of Black Sexologists and Clinicians and the Global Engagement Institute
DELEGATION LEADER
James C. Wadley, Ph.D, L.P.C. (PA & NJ), ACS, NCC
Principal of the Association of Black Sexologists and Clinicians
PROGRAM DATES
Inaugural delegation: July 30-August 7, 2016
PROGRAM INTRODUCTION
Sponsored by the Association of Black Sexologists and Clinicians and the Global
Engagement Institute, the Pan African Summit on Sexual Wellness, Decolonization, and
Indigenous Knowledge was created to host critical discussions about health and wellness in
African sexualities and relationships on the continent and throughout the Diaspora. Given
our shared history of European colonization and the struggle to heal from its trauma, the
aim of this summit is to bring scholars and leaders of African descent (i.e., continental
Africans and Diasporic Africans) together to discuss community building, wellness,
maintenance, and liberation in how we live with and love each other.
Scholars and practitioners are invited to share their research and/or clinical/educational
best practice as a means of facilitating discussion about decolonization, liberation, social
empowerment, and/or systematic change.
Change Agent. Change Leader. 1 Submitted proposals may reflect issues related to:
Sexuality or gender
Family/community systems
African Knowledge Systems
Wellness
Decolonization
Embodiment
Identity and social roles
Human development
Family systems
Social activism
Education
Genocide/homicide/suicide
Post traumatic stress disorder
LGBTQI issues
Power/coercion
Privilege
Domestic and international public health
Multiculturalism
Disaster and trauma response
Leadership development.
MAIN PROGRAM ITINERARY
July 30
SAT
July 31
SUN
Aug 1
MON
Aug 2
Day 1: Personal welcome at the airport | Transfer to hotel | Check in
Day/Evening at own disposal
Day 2: Historical exploration of Kigali with highlights of precolonial,
colonial, independence, genocide and post-genocide periods
Visit to the Kigali Memorial Center at Gisozi, the country’s most prominent
genocide memorial site
Welcome dinner/reception and first meeting with retreat participants at the
hotel
Day 3: Full day meeting/presentations at the hotel for Pan African
Summit dinner at Zen Restaurant
Day 4: Full day meeting/presentations at the hotel for Pan African
Change Agent. Change Leader. 2 TUES
Summit dinner at Hôtel des Mille Collines Restaurant
Aug 3
WED
Day 5: Full day meeting/presentations at the hotel for Pan African
Summit dinner at Heaven Restaurant
Aug 4
THU
Day 6: Full day meeting/presentations at the hotel for Pan African
Summit on own
Aug 5
FRI
Full day meeting/presentations at the hotel for Pan African Summit
Optional visits to markets and crafts markets
Dinner on own
Aug 6
SAT
Transfer to Akagera National Park for a weekend of game drives and
leisure
Meals at lodge
Aug 7
SUN
Wrap-up of the game drives and transfer back to Kigali
Personal farewell at the airport
EXCLUDED
International transport (flight, airport taxes), visas, travel and medical insurance, meals
other than stated, extra beverages at the restaurants, alcoholic and imported non-alcoholic
drinks, personal expenses and other extras
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
Chéz Lando in Kigali, Rwanda
http://www.hotelchezlando.com/
EARLY ARRIVAL/LATE DEPARTURE
● Accommodation per night $71 (single room), $118 double room
● Free airport transfer arranged by the hotel
PROGRAM PRICES
Main program: $3500.00 per person (shared room basis). Single Occupancy Supplement
(Room by yourself): $200.00.
PAYMENT DETAILS (based on at least 15 participants)
● $500 non-refundable within two weeks of proposal acceptance notification; $1000
by April 1; $2000 by May 15, 2016.
● 15% ($500) non-refundable deposit payment at time of booking
Change Agent. Change Leader. 3 ● 85% not later than 60 days before the start of the program
REFUND POLICY
● 45 or more days prior to the start of the program: 80% of price is refundable
● 44-15 days prior to the start of the program: 50% of price is refundable
● 14 or less days prior to the start of the program 0% of price is refundable
TERMS & CONDITIONS
GEI’s general Terms and Conditions apply to this program: www.globalengagement.org/TCs
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
● Presentation of your research, clinical, or educational best practices to colleagues
and professionals of Rwanda
● Share your knowledge and gain new insight through a unique African perspective
on community empowerment in developing countries
● Explore the country and its people through excursions to national parks, towns,
and villages
● Create once-in-a-lifetime memories and build lasting friendships with professional
colleagues
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Applications should be submitted to absc1041@gmail.com. The information must be
relevant and helpful to a mixed conference audience comprised of international health
scholars and clinicians. While in Kigali, Rwanda, from Monday to Friday, summit
participants will have an opportunity to present and share their research to their peers as
well as professionals of Kigali. Your 60-minute Powerpoint presentation should clearly
illustrate your work as well as invite participants to engage in dialogue about the
applicability to their communities.
All proposals will include the following:
1. Name(s) of each speaker(s), degrees, institution(s)/ agency, mailing address,
email, phone.
2. Brief biosketch of each speaker (approx. 100 words).
3. Title of presentation
4. Abstract/Detailed Summary of Presentation/ Content (approx 150 words).
5. Please share about yourself and what motivated you to join this program.
6. Please describe your learning objectives for this program
7. Please provide a brief overview of your professional background, including
professional affiliations
Change Agent. Change Leader. 4 8. Please provide a brief overview of your academic background.
9. Please provide an overview of any relevant civic engagement
10. Please acknowledge the following statement: I am aware that the program
will only take place if the minimum delegation size (14) is reached. The final
decision whether or not the program will take place will be provided 60 days
prior to the start of the program.
*Presentation times may be subject to change based upon the number of Rwandan
professionals presenting.
WHO THE PAN AFRICAN SUMMIT ON SEXUAL WELLNESS,
DECOLONIZATION, AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IS FOR
Researchers/Scholars
Psychologists
Social Workers
Licensed Professional Counselors
Educators
Medical/Health Practitioners
Mental Health Professionals/Administrators
Life Coaches
Policymakers
Educators
Business Professionals
Traditional Healers
Cultural Workers/Artists
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 5, 2016
PARTICIPANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF A DECISION BY
JANUARY 15, 2016
PROPOSALS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO
ABSC1041@GMAIL.COM
“When I visited Rwanda for training last year through NBCC and GEI, I was moved by the
country’s beauty, culture, and people. I knew I had to come back. I knew I had to invite
my peers and colleagues to experience Rwanda’s magnificence and resurrection from the
genocide that happened 20 years ago.”
James C. Wadley, Ph.D, L.P.C. (NJ & PA), ACS, NCC
Principal of ABSC
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