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Navigating Intergenerational Legacies: Insights from Aegis Trust’s Research for Policy Conference

On 7 December, the Aegis Trust concluded its Research Week with a research for policy conference in Kigali gathering over seventy researchers, young people, policymakers, practitioners and academics under the theme ‘Navigating Intergenerational Legacies of Violent Pasts, the Rwandan Youth’s Agency in Focus’. The conference featured lectures from experts, along with the presentation of research [...]

2023-12-22T12:44:10+00:00December 8th, 2023|Research, Uncategorised|0 Comments

Aegis strengthens Rwandan research capacity

In a two-day workshop in Kigali on 5th and 6th December, over seventy researchers gathered to exchange insights on ‘The Fundamentals of Social Science Knowledge Production, Dissemination and Uptake’. Organized by the Research, Development and Policy Engagement department of the Aegis Trust, the workshop was intended to help strengthen the capacity of Rwandan researchers, policymakers, [...]

2023-12-22T12:44:38+00:00December 7th, 2023|Research, Uncategorised|0 Comments

Aegis partners with Million Peacemakers for Peace and Humanity

https://vimeo.com/888207393   In response to the explosion of hate and identity-based violence around the World, the Aegis Trust and Million Peacemakers have come together to launch the Global Partnership for Peace and Humanity. Leveraging the expertise and networks of both organisations, the partnership will establish peace institutes, train a million peace-builders and provide immediate [...]

2023-11-28T13:33:17+00:00November 28th, 2023|Peace education, Uncategorised|0 Comments

Cuban Vice President visits Kigali Genocide Memorial 

On 20 November, H.E. Salvador Antonio Valdés Mesa, the Vice President of Cuba visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial and honoured the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Vice President Salvador began his visit by laying a wreath at the mass graves, holding a moment of silence at the final resting place of a [...]

2023-11-25T16:18:11+00:00November 21st, 2023|Memorial|0 Comments

Yahaya Nsengiyumva – a hero who risked his life to save others during Genocide against the Tutsi

The whole team at the Aegis Trust has been greatly saddened by the passing of Yahaya Nsengiyumva, a father, friend and beacon of hope who risked his life to save others in the midst of the unimaginable horror of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Yahaya passed away and was laid to rest [...]

2023-11-08T18:15:54+00:00November 8th, 2023|Memorial|0 Comments

Supporting Rwanda’s journey from reconciliation to resilience

Carrying the theme ‘Exploring Rwanda’s Journey from Reconciliation to Resilience’, the National Research Based Dialogue event organised by the Aegis Trust in the Kigali Community Peace Centre at the Kigali Genocide Memorial (and on X / Twitter Space) on 2nd November brought together young people, researchers and decision makers to unpack the importance of critical [...]

2023-11-25T15:58:50+00:00November 6th, 2023|Research|0 Comments

Breaking mental health stigma: ‘Safe Mind’ Youth Conference

On 26 October, the Aegis Trust partnered in convening the 'Safe Mind' Youth Conference at the African Leadership University (ALU) with Solid Minds, the Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC), the ALU and various youth-led organizations. This event was dedicated to addressing pressing issues of mental health, alcohol dependence, and behavioral addictions which exert a profound influence [...]

2023-11-10T07:17:00+00:00October 30th, 2023|Students, Uncategorised|0 Comments

Teachers take part in Peace Ambassadors workshop at Kigali Genocide Memorial

Over 30 teachers from schools around Kigali gathered on 18-19 October at the Kigali Genocide Memorial’s Community Peace Centre in a Peace Ambassadors follow-up workshop evaluating their progress following training designed to help them integrate Peace and Values Education across the curriculum. “Using the lessons we were given in the Peace and Values Education training, [...]

2023-11-03T08:51:31+00:00October 20th, 2023|Peace education|0 Comments

Humanity Needed to Defeat Terror in Gaza

In this post (also published in the Jewish News), Aegis Trust Founder and UK National Holocaust Centre President Dr James Smith unpacks the genocidal nature of Hamas ideology, and why it needs a war with Israel in which Palestinian civilian deaths draw more support to its cause. He ends on a note of hope for [...]

2023-10-18T10:22:44+01:00October 18th, 2023|Policy & Advocacy|0 Comments

What is it like to be a peace educator? Appolon Gahongayire reflects for World Teachers Day 2023 

What is it like to be a peace educator? For World Teachers Day 2023, we sat down with Appolon Gahongayire, Education Manager at the Aegis Trust in Kigali, to find out.  What is Peace Education to you? Peace education, to me, is the process of imparting knowledge and skills to foster understanding, empathy, conflict resolution, and a commitment [...]

2023-10-05T18:23:08+01:00October 5th, 2023|Peace education|0 Comments