RwandanStories is a great collection of video, photography and journalism
exploring the origins, details and aftermath of the Rwandan genocide
through the eyes of both survivors and perpetrators.

origins
short history of rwandaHistory of inequality
A HISTORY OF CONFLICT
The Belgians found the Tutsi easier to get along with. Just one of the many twists and turns that have shaped Rwanda over the last 100 years...
aftermath
aftermathA country ransacked
INHERITING A WASTELAND
The country had been ransacked. There was not a penny in the public coffers. No offices intact, no desks, no paper, no telephones, nothing at all...
genocide
genocideA simple plan
HOW CAN YOU EXPLAIN IT?
Who are these people and how could they do that? Rwandans who participated in the killing talk about how it became possible to do the unthinkable...
recovery
building peaceBuilding peace
REBUILDING CONNECTIONS
Rwandan people are amazing! They’ve seen the worst that human beings can be, and now they seem determined to replace that with the best...
today
Rwanda todayNews from Rwanda
REBUILDING LIFE
"What these people have achieved in the short time since the genocide is unbelievable. This is a terrific country..."
(Ambassador for the Netherlands)