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

  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 [...]

2025-06-30T16:37:55+01:00June 30th, 2025|Policy & Advocacy|0 Comments

A message of solidarity with Srebrenica Genocide survivors 30 years on

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 [...]

2025-06-30T13:59:58+01:00June 30th, 2025|Memorial|0 Comments

Peace Ambassadors Network launches in Nyagatare to champion community peacebuilding

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 [...]

2025-06-30T12:12:02+01:00June 16th, 2025|Peace education|0 Comments

Aegis Trust empowers Rwandan Youth Organisations in Peace building

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 [...]

2025-05-08T10:56:25+01:00May 8th, 2025|Peace education|0 Comments

Flame lighting marks start of Kwibuka 31

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 [...]

2025-04-07T12:45:50+01:00April 7th, 2025|Memorial|0 Comments

Parents trained in peacebuilding at Kigali Community Peace Centre

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 [...]

2025-03-12T19:01:52+00:00March 12th, 2025|Peace education|0 Comments

Aegis launches Peace Ambassadors Network to strengthen community-driven peacebuilding

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 [...]

2025-03-19T13:11:21+00:00March 11th, 2025|Outreach|0 Comments

Peace Education Training for Kigali Youth

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 [...]

2025-03-13T15:12:18+00:00March 7th, 2025|Peace education|0 Comments

John Legend visits Kigali Genocide 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 [...]

2025-02-28T11:32:46+00:00February 28th, 2025|Memorial|0 Comments

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

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 [...]

2025-02-20T17:20:04+00:00February 20th, 2025|Peace education|0 Comments