Genocide Education Initiative

In Rwanda between April 7th and July 5th, 1994 more than one million Tutsi were slaughtered. There are other examples of genocides and mass atrocities both before and after the 1994 Tutsi Genocide, and some of them in our very recent history. The learned lessons do not seem to have hit home. History seems to repeat itself over and over again. There is still work to be done to fight human rights violations that seem to be so hard to eradicate. Every little action counts, and there is no better place to start than in schools.

Humura Association has provided workshops to high school students in Ottawa and Gatineau schools in the past. Educating students about genocides and mass atrocities that occur around the world invokes the realization that the immense cruelty and tragedy of genocides do not simply represent an aberration of the past, but also are a threat to contemporary societies. 

If you are interested in having first hand testimony from a genocide survivor as part of your curriculum, Humura Association is happy to put you in contact with our survivor community. We believe in the power of storytelling as a  tool to teach about the atrocities of the genocide and its consequences, to help safeguard the memories of our love ones, and to fight genocide denial and revisionism.