About 57 Members of International Non Governmental Organizations working in Rwanda have visited, Kigali Genocide Memorial site to pay tribute to victims of the Genocide against Tutsi.
Over a million Tutsi were killed during the 100 day slaughter in that started in April 1994.
The visit comes at a time the National Commission for the Fight against Genocide CNLG urged NGOs and companies that were established after the genocide to always honour genocide victims and take part in national commemoration events.
While at the Kigali Genocide Memorial, that umbrella Network of International NGOs (NINGO), laid a wreath of flowers at the burial site of the genocide victims.
The delegation was headed by Chairperson of NINGO, Myal Greene, who also doubles as the Country Director of World Relief.
Myal Greene said commemorating the Genocide builds on the commitment of International NGOs to improve livelihoods and strengthen resilience of Rwandans to be able to overcome side effects of the 1994 Genocide and impact positively on Rwanda’s development.
Working with the government and civil society, International NGOs working in Rwanda are already supporting communities that are most in need including survivors of the Genocide.
The network impacts on Rwanda’s development through members’ development programs that support community infrastructure, youth empowerment, education, food security and nutrition, health, justice, economic strengthening, good governance among others.
The members laid a wreath to honour the victims and later toured the site to understand more about the Genocide that claimed more than one million lives.
The members also reserved a moment of reflection on the genocide and the mourning period.
The Network of International NGOs (NINGO) is an umbrella forum that brings together more than 55 International NGOs, which support the people of Rwanda through humanitarian and development work in cooperation with local partners, and government authorities.
The network strives to be a strong and legitimate forum to promote the specific role & space of NGOs as members of civil society.
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