Around 50 youth leaders from across Rwanda came together for a multi-day capacity-building workshop in the Kigali Community Peace Centre at the Kigali Genocide Memorial, 1-4 May. Organized by Aegis Trust in partnership with Creative Visions, the training marked the first phase of the “Expanding Peace through Community-Based Intergenerational Dialogue” project, which aims to empower [...]
The start of Kwibuka 31 – the 31st anniversary of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda – was marked at the Kigali Genocide Memorial this morning as the President and First Lady of Rwanda lit the flame of remembrance which will burn for the next 100 days, recalling the 100 days in 1994 in [...]
The Aegis Trust today concluded a Peace and Values Education workshop for parents at the Kigali Community Peace Centre, which is located at the Kigali Genocide Memorial. The two-day training focused on equipping parents with essential skills to discuss the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi with their children and build peaceful family environments. The workshop [...]
The Aegis Trust has taken a significant step forward in its peacebuilding mission with the launch of the Peace Ambassadors Network (PAN), a new initiative funded by Sida and Creative Visions to connect and empower peace agents across Rwanda. The network was officially inaugurated on 7 March at the Kigali Community Peace Center within the [...]
The Aegis Trust conducted Peace and Values Education Training, 3-5 March, for 25 young participants from various parts of Kigali, focusing on developing their peacebuilding capabilities. Held in the Kigali Community Peace Centre at the Kigali Genocide Memorial, the training forms part of ASPIRE (Actions for Sustainable Peace, Inclusion, Rights & Equality), a four-year programme [...]
On 22 February, renowned American artist and EGOT winner John Legend visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial to pay tribute to the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi. Laying a wreath at mass graves where 250,000 victims of the genocide have their final resting-place, Legend toured the memorial’s permanent exhibitions and met with the Aegis [...]
Responsible for developing Peace and Values Education at the Kigali Genocide Memorial, the Aegis Trust has worked closely with the Rwanda Education Board to help educators teach this cross-cutting subject effectively since its incorporation in Rwanda’s national schools curriculum a decade ago. Equipping educators with the skills needed to foster social cohesion and promote a [...]
The Aegis Trust is delighted that First Prize in Digital Media at the inaugural Global Media Peace Awards has gone to Richard Sergay for his short film which unpacks the development of peacebuilding in Rwanda through the story of Aegis CEO Freddy Mutanguha. ‘Forgiveness: A Pathway to Peace' was made by Richard Sergay in collaboration [...]
On 4 December, the Aegis Trust hosted a groundbreaking research-for-policy conference titled ‘Negotiating the Reconstruction Policies in the Vernacular in the Digital Age’ at Kigali's Ubumwe Hotel. The event brought together Rwandan researchers, youth, policymakers and partner organizations to explore how technology can effectively support healing, memory preservation, and sustainable peacebuilding in post-genocide Rwanda. The [...]
From December 2nd to 3rd, the Aegis Trust hosted a transformative research capacity-building workshop in Kigali. The two-day event, titled 'The Fundamentals of Social Science Knowledge Production, Dissemination & Uptake,' brought together 70 Rwandan researchers, policymakers and practitioners to enhance their research capabilities for societal impact. In her opening address, Sandra Shenge, Programs Director at [...]
