The thirteenth version of Igihango cy’Urungano has introduced collectively a whole lot of younger folks, in Kigali, to honour the reminiscence of youth killed through the 1994 Genocide in opposition to the Tutsi and mirror on their function in safeguarding Rwanda’s unity and progress.
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First Woman Jeannette Kagame is anticipated to preside over this 12 months’s Igihango cy’Urungano, an annual youth discussion board that commemorates younger victims of the 1994 Genocide in opposition to the Tutsi and promotes nationwide unity. The occasion happening at Intare Enviornment seeks to encourage the brand new technology to safeguard Rwanda's unity and progress.
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In response to the Ministry of Nationwide Unity and Civic Engagement (MINUBUMWE), the discussion board supplies a possibility for younger folks to mirror on their function in defending and preserving the achievements Rwanda has made for the reason that genocide whereas selling Ndi Umunyarwanda, a shared nationwide id centred on unity, resilience and collective duty.
Why was Igihango cy’Urungano established?
The initiative traces its roots to 2013, through the nineteenth commemoration of the Genocide in opposition to the Tutsi, when President Paul Kagame known as on younger folks to protect and move on the reality concerning the nation’s historical past.
Since then, the discussion board has served as a platform for youth to strengthen their dedication to preserving the nation's historical past, defending nationwide achievements and making certain that the genocide by no means occurs once more.
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What’s the discussion board's goal?
In response to organisers, the discussion board seeks to deepen younger folks's understanding of Rwanda's historical past earlier than colonialism, through the colonial interval and below the First and Second Republics whose insurance policies culminated within the Genocide in opposition to the Tutsi.
It additionally supplies an area to recollect and honour younger victims of the genocide, focus on its affect on youth and society, and discover pathways in direction of therapeutic and resilience.
One other key focus is equipping younger folks with the data and instruments wanted to forestall and problem genocide denial, minimisation and distortion.
What occurs through the discussion board?
Actions sometimes embrace testimonies from genocide survivors, historic lectures, panel discussions and dialogues on nationwide unity.
Members additionally have interaction in conversations on combating genocide ideology, misinformation and historic distortion whereas reflecting on their function in shaping the nation's future.
Who organises the occasion?
Igihango cy’Urungano is organised yearly by the Ministry of Nationwide Unity and Civic Engagement in partnership with the Ministry of Youth and Arts, Imbuto Basis, the Nationwide Youth Council, and different stakeholders.
