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 [...]
27 Jan 14 - Marking Holocaust Memorial Day, Prime Minister David Cameron today launched a Commission to investigate possible further measures for Holocaust remembrance and education in the UK. Members of the Commission will include actress Helena Bonham Carter, broadcaster Natasha Kaplinsky and Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, alongside senior cross-party representation from Ed Balls, Michael [...]
24 Jan 14 – The Discover Rwanda Youth Hostel, a social enterprise of the Aegis Trust, re-opened today following significant expansion work taking its capacity to 60 guests per night and increasing the training opportunities it can provide for young Rwandans. Located in Kigali’s scenic Kacyiru neighborhood, the Hostel caters for a wide range of [...]
7 Jan 2014 - Today marked the beginning of a series of events leading up to the commemoration of the genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda. Aegis Trust, responsible for the management of the Kigali Genocide Memorial together with international partners works alongside CNLG to coordinate some of the commemoration events as part of the efforts to [...]
31 Dec 2013 – Dr James Smith, co-founder of the UK’s National Holocaust Centre and the Aegis Trust for genocide prevention, is being made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the UK’s New Year Honours by Her Majesty the Queen. The CBE is awarded for prominent, distinguished and innovative contributions [...]
