Rwanda - Videos

My name is Anne-Marie and I am a survivor of the Rwandan genocide. I was born in 1967. After the genocide I was determined to do anything for the sake of my son. We stayed at an orphanage for five months until we went back to the town where we used to live. I had to start all over again. Even today the sadness does not end. The thought... More

Freddy Mutanguha, Director, Kigali Memorial Centre, on the power of community, compassion and cooperation in creating the means for everyone to hand-in-hand stop atrocity everywhere.   "I am Freddy Mutanguha, and I am a survivor of genocide that happened in this country. I was 18 years old during genocide and I lost my parents and my 4 sisters during genocide. After genocide we were asking ourselves, “Can we go back home?... More

Patrick was 14 years old when the genocide began and as a result “had a pretty good idea” of what was happening. He survived a series of dramatic and threatening encounters with Hutu militias over weeks, living thanks to an amazing amount of luck and smart moves by himself and his mother. Yet they “lived in total trauma for months” and witnessed “endless death.”  He was rescued by the RPF (Rwandan Patriotic Front) and eventually moved to safety... More

My name is Freddy and I was 18 years old at the time of the genocide. I lived with my parents and four sisters in Kibuye. We were all very happy together. My Mum was the person I loved most in the whole world. I still remember everything she used to do – perhaps because I was by her side all the time. She was a very kind and generous parent, very sociable, with lots of friends. She used to tell me, “Li... More

Francine was 10 years old when the genocide occurred. She saved herself and rescued her four younger brothers one of whom was a baby she carried on her back: “only God knows our lives.” Francine eventually found help at The Kigali Memorial Center. She received money for school fees and food and managed to get a university education. She is still the head of her household and is helping her brothers through school. Francine Uwamahor... More