Teaching Paper: Reconciliation Process Checklist – A Structured Guide for Healing, Restoring Relationships, and Building Trust in Conflict-Affected Communities

This Teaching Paper provides a reconciliation process checklist designed to guide communities through healing and relationship restoration after conflict. The step-by-step framework emphasizes acknowledgement of harm, apology, forgiveness, restorative justice, trust-building, and institutional support. Rooted in reconciliation scholarship and restorative justice practice, it translates theory into practical guidance for non-profits, faith-based groups, and grassroots organizations. A case study from Rwanda demonstrates how a structured process can help rebuild trust and sustain peace, highlighting the adaptability of the checklist to resource-limited or post-conflict settings.