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
History of inequality
A HISTORY OF CONFLICTThe 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
A country ransacked
INHERITING A WASTELANDThe 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
A 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 peace
REBUILDING CONNECTIONSRwandan 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
News 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)
