AROPI Training Institute

Despite their diversity, Rites of Passage trainers and facilitators all serve the same purpose: to separate the individual from their former group, prepare them for their new phase of life, and their re-entry into society at this new level or position. The process not only prepares the individual for a new role or phase in their life, but also may serve to bind them with others who are going through the same process. Individuals who have been trained and certified guide and facilitate the steps and rituals of the Rites of Passage three-stage process: Separation (Pre-Liminal), Transition (Liminal), and Integration (Post-Liminal).

The trainers and facilitators serve to guide the curriculum, course content, and tasks, with a focus on African-centered rites processes, thought, practices, methods, and group dynamics.