{Peace institute itinerary dialogue which kicked off this Sunday 29th December 2013 at Hotel Bellagio located in Kicukiro district and still goes on as they visit different places and discuss on different topics.}
During these two weeks, the youths will be able to study on different topics including the genocide that occurred in Rwanda, cultural understanding, genocide history and experiences, visiting memorial sites, watching genocide movies.
Students will also meet various respected officials within the government for discussions and among those include; Honorable Edward Bamporiki MP, Hon Fred Mutanguha Country director of AEGIS and, Hon Usta Kaitesi of the National university of Rwanda.
The event of peace building occurs three times every year, in order to train and encourage the youths from around the world to become good peace ambassadors to their countries of origin.
Speaking to IGIHE, the programmes director of Never again and coordinator of the peace building institution Thandiwe Ngwenya; the main aim of this dialogue is to empower the youths with knowledge to fight violence in the areas they come from around the world.
Speaking to the youth Participants they were all happy to participate and contribute to this dialogue and thank the organizers for organizing the event.
She also added that another reason it was made special because this year is that “we want to see what Rwanda can teach the world through experience, Transitional justice and development of the Country today.
Every year the youths from around the world gather in Rwanda to participate in this event, but this time it was special due to the various problems that are occurring in the region especially, in Congo, Tanzania, and South Sudan which may even lead to genocide. Said Thandiwe
Countries participating this year include Rwanda, Uganda, Congo, Sudan, Tanzania, Kenya and Burundi.
Never Again Rwanda (NAR) is a human rights and peace-building organization that resulted in response to the 1994 genocide perpetrated against Tutsis.
It took on the responsibility of addressing the divisions that existed between young Rwandans after the genocide, through participation in clubs and associations as well as various programs and projects.
Today, NAR engages with young people’s intellect and ideas, and also develops their capacity as leaders, and empowers them to positively contribute to building sustainable peace and development in their countries around the world..
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