For 100 days in Rwanda, from April to July, a candle burns...from the flame that stays lit for the entire period at KigaliĀ Genocide Memorial Centre to small commemorations across the country such as this special day of mourning at INATEK (in Kibungo), April 29,Ā by student survivors and orphansĀ of the Tutsi Genocide. The day was organized …
a peace of commemoration
During April, Rwanda becomes the country of a thousand tears as the nation gathers toĀ remember and mourn those tragic days whenĀ society failed - whenĀ over 800,000 (a conservative estimate)Ā people were slaughtered in theĀ Tutsi GenocideĀ within a mere 100 days. The scale and intensity of this time remains unfathomable. And while today there's an uneasy peace, soĀ much remains …
a peace of heroism
Ā Phanuel SindayihebaĀ is a survivor - and aĀ national hero. He will never forget what happened, theĀ scars remain etched on his body andĀ in his mind.Ā It was March 18, 1997, three years after the genocide. He was studying atĀ secondary school in Nyange, a regionĀ riddled at that time withĀ unrest as rebels waged their battle against the new government. …

