A two-day “Global Peace Builders Conference” organised by Faith-based organisations, the Aegis Trust, Rwanda Youth Action Network and Rwanda Civil Society Platform brought together religious leaders from the Central African Republic and youth leaders from South Sudan, as well as Rwandan peace builders, in Kigali over the 7th and 8th of August. The delegation from [...]
LawsonThe Prime Minister of Norway visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial on 3 July whilst in Rwanda as part of a regional visit to South Africa and Malawi to promote education and equal access to education for boys and girls. Together with Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Prime Minister Solberg co-chairs the United Nations Millennium [...]
Stephen Twigg MP, Chair of the British All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity (APPG) and Senator Roméo A. Dallaire, Chair of the Canadian All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of Genocide and Other Crimes Against Humanity (GPG) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding formalising the bi-lateral relationship between the [...]
Lynne Featherstone yesterday laid a wreath at the Ntarama Memorial Site to commemorate the genocide as part of a three day visit to Rwanda. While at Ntarama, which is in Rwanda’s Eastern Province, she met with representatives from the Aegis Trust who provided a tour of the site and gave her an account of what [...]
As part of events to mark the 20th commemoration of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, 'Unexplored Interior' - a new play by actor and writer Jay O. Sanders, in the making since he first visited Rwanda during the 10th commemoration in 2004 - will receive a live concert reading midday EST today at [...]
Rwanda Peace Education Programme (RPEP) partners, local authorities and communities gathered yesterday, April 23rd to launch the peace building programme in Rwamagana, Eastern Province at Avega Centre d’Accueil. Local leaders, including the Eastern Province Governor, Hon. Odette Uwamariya’s delegate, the Rwamagana District Mayor, Mr. Nehemie Uwimana gathered with other local authorities including the District Education Officer, [...]
Survivors and dignitaries have heaped praise on the co-founder of Laxton's Holocaust Centre for his "outstanding work" after he received a national honour. Actress Maureen Lipman joined Holocaust survivors and supporters of the National Holocaust Centre on Friday, March 21 in a surprise celebration for Dr James Smith. The co-founder of both the centre and [...]
26 Feb 2014 - Visiting the Kigali Genocide Memorial today ahead of the 20th commemoration of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, Sweden’s Finance Minister Anders Borg paid respects to the victims of the genocide – some 250,000 of whom are buried at the Memorial – and called on the international community to build societies [...]
An international youth-led campaign which aims to support peacebuilding in the Central African Republic through a mixture of fundraising, education, advocacy and in-country social cohesion activities, ‘Action for C.A.R.’ was launched today by Aegis Students and STAND, the US-based student anti-genocide movement. To find out more about the campaign and how you can get involved, visit www.action4CAR.org and [...]
31 Jan 14 - Speaking at the National Holocaust Centre to an audience of survivors, school children, educators and supporters on Tuesday this week at a special event to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, Dr James Smith CBE - Chief Executive of the Aegis Trust and President of the Holocaust Centre - helped to set the [...]
