Rwandan Students in Polland Honour Genocide Victims

Rwandan students in Poland in collaboration with the University of Lodz have showcased a commemorative film and held discussions aimed at highlighting the facts about the 1994 genocide against ethnic Tutsi in Rwanda in which a million lives were lost.

The commemorative event was held on 26 April 2012 at Lodz (School of Polish Language, University of Lodz) for the 18th commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.

During the discussions hinted on the history of Rwanda including the colonialism period and the how genocide was planned and executed in 1994, the after effects and the current level of reconstruction progress.

Details were explained through films, commemorative songs and photography with the help of lecturers and other students hailing from East Africa and friends of Rwanda.

An opportunity for questions from people in attendance was provided and all questions were answered by Rwandan students moderating the discussions.

At the end of the commemoration event, People were more informed than before about Rwanda’s history and current reconstruction progress in Rwanda.

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