Though students are set to start first term holidays tomorrow, MINEDUC has urged them to attend the commemoration activities by participating in discussions from their villages.
Through the announcement signed by the State Minister for Primary and Secondary Education in MINEDUC, Dr. Isaac Munyakazi, students were requested to participate in different activities expected in the week while at home.
“The Ministry of Education would like to remind you to participate in 24th commemoration activities which will be organized from villages, continue to comfort survivors, participating in activities to clean genocide memorials, and participating in discussions and all planned activities,” the announcement reads.
The announcement says that the role of education is to train Rwandan children to avoid any form of genocide ideology and being explained about the reason for commemoration and dignify victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, as well as reflecting the heroism of former Rwanda Patriotic Army that liberated the country and individuals who performed remarkable activities like ‘Pact Protectors’.
Though the commemoration week last seven days, remembrance activities continue until July, a reason why MINEDUC requested all schools to organize a commemoration event to remember students and teachers killed in the genocide.
“School management from different levels are requested to organize a particular day meant to remember students and teachers who were killed during the genocide, particularly head teachers and teachers should play the big part during the commemoration week,” the announcement reads.
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