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Aegis founder thanks Srebrenica Genocide survivors: “there would be no chance of sustainable peace without you.”

Aegis Trust Founder Dr James Smith this morning addressed the conference ‘Srebrenica: Dealing with the Past’, hosted in Sarajevo by the Post-Conflict Research Centre to mark thirty years since the Srebrenica Genocide. This is the speech he delivered, speaking in Sarajevo City Hall. Good morning. I won't take up too much of your time, nor [...]

2025-07-08T19:44:20+01:00July 8th, 2025|Memorial|0 Comments

Conflict Analysis Expert Simon Fisher Explores Vision for Isōko Centre for Humanity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76kyqGSuXBU   Dr Simon Fisher, a respected conflict transformation specialist and academic widely regarded as the father of conflict analysis, recently discussed plans for the future of the Aegis Trust’s Isōko Centre for Humanity with Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Global President of Isōko, Aegis Trust CEO Freddy Mutanguha, and Aegis Founder Dr James Smith. Coming [...]

2025-07-08T15:06:12+01:00July 8th, 2025|Policy & Advocacy|0 Comments

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 [...]

2025-07-11T15:32:58+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

Rwanda Peace Partnership marks Kwibuka31 with call to uphold memory and build lasting Peace

On 10 June the Rwanda Peace Partnership (RPP) held a commemoration event to honour the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi and reaffirm its collective commitment to peacebuilding under the guiding principle of “Never Again.” The Rwanda Peace Partnership, a consortium of three leading peacebuilding organizations, Aegis Trust, Interpeace, and Never Again Rwanda organized [...]

2025-10-01T14:34:32+01:00June 12th, 2025|Memorial|0 Comments

“This has definitely changed my life”: NBA star reflects on Kigali Genocide Memorial

On 22 May 2025, renowned NBA shooting coach Christopher Matthews, known globally as ‘Lethal Shooter’, visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial. In a moving reflection after his guided tour, he opened up about the emotional weight of the experience and the urgent relevance of its lessons for the world today. “Growing up in the States, they [...]

2025-10-01T14:28:14+01:00May 26th, 2025|Memorial|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 [...]

2025-09-23T08:21:21+01:00March 12th, 2025|Peace education|0 Comments