Rwanda

BBC Profile on Rwanda: A general overview of Rwanda, its history, the genocide and current news

BBC timeline: a chronology of key events in Rwanda's history

PBS Frontline: an excellent source of richly detailed information, interviews, articles and documentaries on Rwanda

Philip Gourevitch: A PBS interview with the author of We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families, an in-depth account of the Rwanda genocide. In the aftermath of the genocide he spent over nine months in Rwanda trying to understand how this extraordinary crime had come to pass, how it was organized, how the Western powers had stood by and watched it happen, and how Rwandans are living with its legacy.

Hope among the ruins: a photographic journey through Rwanda in 1994. Lee Cantelon traveled among the diaspora refugee population in Rwanda, Zaire, and Tanzania. Wonderful, informative photography.

Oxfam FAQ: questions and answers about the Rwandan genocide

Gacaca: Village courts left to unearth the true story of Rwanda's killing fields. Traditional justice takes over as 30,000 genocide suspects are released from prison

Guardian report: in a country best known for the genocide which claimed a million lives in 1994, this is a quiet triumph. Rwanda now tops the international league table of women in parliament, pushing Sweden and Norway into second and third place.

Gorillas: protecting gorillas in a war zone

Visitor visa online: For a 15 day visa/entry permit to visit Rwanda, go to www.migration.gov.rw. You'll receive speedy confirmation. Payment required: $60 on arrival. (NOTE: not required for all countries)

Dian Fossey: Dian Fossey studied Rwanda's mountain gorillas in the Parc National des Volcans for about twenty years, until her death in 1985. For more info on her life and work, go to www.gorillafund.org. View the trailer for the 1988 movie 'Gorillas in the Mist' which was filmed on location in the Ruhengeri mountains of north-western Rwanda.

Rwanda weather forecast: get the seven day weather forecast for Kigali

things to do

The Tomorrow Foundation: Community Dinner Program:  Share a plate, make a mate! Once a month or so, groups of southern Sudanese and Australians come together to cook a simple, healthy and delicious meal. Laughter is the most important ingredient.  The groups take it in turn to welcome each other into their homes. 

Rwanda Partners: is a non-profit corporation committed to coming alongside the people of Rwanda as they seek to rebuild, reconcile, and restore their nation.

Africa

BBC Why I love Africa: personal experiences of Africa from around the world

Conflict prevention and resolution

International Crisis Group: an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation, with nearly 120 staff members on five continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict. Find their report on Rwanda here.

Forgiveness

Journey towards forgiveness: This documentary Journey Toward Forgiveness, chronicles several stories of people at different stages of forgiveness. From Mennonite Media

Download the handouts that come with the DVD "Choices on the way to peace" in Acrobat PDF format.

Session 1 handout

Session 2 handout

Session 3 handout

Bicycle theology