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Former UN Special Advisor Alice Wairimu Nderitu Appointed Global President of Isōko Centre for Humanity

2025-06-30T16:37:55+01:00June 30th, 2025|Policy & Advocacy|

  https://youtu.be/OJiWK0dzk_k Leading genocide prevention expert joins Aegis Trust to advance transformative peacebuilding globally Aegis Trust today announces the appointment of Alice Wairimu Nderitu as Global President of the Isōko Centre for Humanity, marking a transformative moment in the organization's mission to prevent genocide and build sustainable peace worldwide. Ms. Nderitu, who served as [...]

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A message of solidarity with Srebrenica Genocide survivors 30 years on

2025-06-30T13:59:58+01:00June 30th, 2025|Memorial|

https://youtu.be/6aj2d7OKGsQ As the world prepares to mark thirty years since the Srebrenica genocide, the Aegis Trust and Kigali Genocide Memorial are sending a powerful message of solidarity to the Srebrenica Genocide Memorial. In a video message largely recorded in Kigali, Aegis’ team – some of whom are genocide survivors themselves – speak not just [...]

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Peace Ambassadors Network launches in Nyagatare to champion community peacebuilding

2025-06-30T12:12:02+01:00June 16th, 2025|Peace education|

The Aegis Trust, in collaboration with local authorities and partners, officially launched the Peace Ambassadors Network (PAN) at the Nyagatare Community Peace Centre on 13 June. This milestone event marked a significant step toward strengthening grassroots peacebuilding and promoting inclusive community development in Eastern Rwanda. The Peace Ambassadors Network is an initiative under the Aegis-led [...]

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Aegis Trust empowers Rwandan Youth Organisations in Peace building

2025-05-08T10:56:25+01:00May 8th, 2025|Peace education|

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 [...]

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Flame lighting marks start of Kwibuka 31

2025-04-07T12:45:50+01:00April 7th, 2025|Memorial|

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 [...]

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Parents trained in peacebuilding at Kigali Community Peace Centre

2025-03-12T19:01:52+00:00March 12th, 2025|Peace education|

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 [...]

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Aegis launches Peace Ambassadors Network to strengthen community-driven peacebuilding

2025-03-19T13:11:21+00:00March 11th, 2025|Outreach|

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 [...]

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Peace Education Training for Kigali Youth

2025-03-13T15:12:18+00:00March 7th, 2025|Peace education|

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 [...]

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John Legend visits Kigali Genocide Memorial

2025-02-28T11:32:46+00:00February 28th, 2025|Memorial|

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 [...]

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Trainee teachers learn how to deliver Peace and Values Education in the classroom

2025-02-20T17:20:04+00:00February 20th, 2025|Peace education|

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 [...]

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