Teachers take part in Peace Ambassadors workshop at Kigali Genocide Memorial
Over 30 teachers from schools around Kigali gathered on 18-19 October at the Kigali Genocide Memorial’s Community Peace Centre in a Peace Ambassadors follow-up workshop evaluating their progress following training designed to help them integrate Peace and Values Education across the curriculum. “Using the lessons we were given in the Peace and Values Education training, […]
Humanity Needed to Defeat Terror in Gaza
In this post (also published in the Jewish News), Aegis Trust Founder and UK National Holocaust Centre President Dr James Smith unpacks the genocidal nature of Hamas ideology, and why it needs a war with Israel in which Palestinian civilian deaths draw more support to its cause. He ends on a note of hope for […]
What is it like to be a peace educator? Appolon Gahongayire reflects for World Teachers Day 2023
What is it like to be a peace educator? For World Teachers Day 2023, we sat down with Appolon Gahongayire, Education Manager at the Aegis Trust in Kigali, to find out. What is Peace Education to you? Peace education, to me, is the process of imparting knowledge and skills to foster understanding, empathy, conflict resolution, and a commitment […]
URI and Aegis Trust sign partnership agreement to work together to prevent genocides and mass atrocities
The United Religions Initiative (URI) and Aegis Trust (Aegis) are deeply concerned about recent developments in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) and several other places where urgent action is required to prevent genocidal violence. Against this backdrop, URI and Aegis announce today their partnership focused on countering mass violence and hate speech across Africa and beyond, aiming to […]
Empowering Educators: Promoting Peace and Values Education for In-Service Teachers
In an inspiring Aegis Trust training workshop 11-13 September, 32 dedicated in-service teachers hailing from different schools in Kigali and its vicinity gathered in the Kigali Community Peace Centre at the Kigali Genocide Memorial. Their purpose: to embark on a transformative journey of Peace and Values Education. The three-day workshop was designed to equip teachers […]
World heritage site status welcomed at Kigali Genocide Memorial
The Aegis Trust, which runs the Kigali Genocide Memorial at Gisozi on behalf of Rwanda’s Ministry of National Unity & Civic Engagement, has warmly welcomed designation of the Memorial as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee at its 45th session today, along with the genocide memorial sites at Nyamata, Murambi and Bisesero. […]
Sweden’s former PM Stefan Löfven visits the Kigali Genocide Memorial
On 4th September, Sweden’s former Prime Minister Stefan Löfven visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial to pay his respects to the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi. To begin his visit at the memorial, he laid a wreath at the burial place where 250,000 victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi are laid to rest. […]
Singer-songwriter Asa visits Kigali Genocide Memorial
At the Kigali Genocide Memorial on 2nd September, Nigerian-French singer songwriter Asa paid respects to the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi. The tour began with a laying of wreaths at mass graves where 250,000 victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi have their final resting-place. This was followed by a guided tour of […]
Arsenal Legend Sol Campbell visits Kigali Genocide Memorial
On 30th August, renowned Arsenal and England football star Sol Campbell visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial to pay tribute to the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. He was guided through the Memorial’s permanent exhibitions and laid a wreath at mass graves where 250,000 victims of the Genocide have their final […]
NBA Star Joakim Noah pays tribute to victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi
On 29th August, NBA Star Joakim Noah visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial to pay respects to the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi and learn more about the history of the genocide. Joakim Noah began his visit by laying a wreath at the burial place where 250,000 victims of the Genocide are laid to […]