The story of Rwanda's history was re-enacted on the big screen in 2004 (Hotel Rwanda) but what's happening in Rwanda today is even better than a movie and more like a dream...
I love CNN, and I depend on them to keep me abreast with whats going on in the World. On Sunday afternoon's, I watch "GPS with Fareed Zakaria", on a episode I watched last month, he interviewed Paul Kagame, the President of Rwanda.
I love CNN, and I depend on them to keep me abreast with whats going on in the World. On Sunday afternoon's, I watch "GPS with Fareed Zakaria", on a episode I watched last month, he interviewed Paul Kagame, the President of Rwanda.Mr. Kagame discussed how the Rwandan citizens are repairing the pain and hurt inflicted by the genocide in 1994. Today, the citizens are living among each other and trying to mend what happened 15 years ago; many people are neighbors with folks who killed their loved ones during the genocide.
There is even a structured program that focuses on allowing the Rwandans to work together with a common goal of forgiving and moving forward as one nation. According to Mr. Kagame it is effective and is working very well.
My first thoughts of this "agenda", if you will-were that of optimism and hope. I am now torn and don't know if I am 100% convinced that this will continue to work and if it's "really realistic" (no pun intended). Although Rwanda is (now) one of Africa's most stable countries, In my opinion the thought of "bringing victims and perpetrators back together" is Amazing...BUT it's implementation is a bit of a fairytale/dream.
What do you think?
*To view the interview with President Kagame click here.*
There is even a structured program that focuses on allowing the Rwandans to work together with a common goal of forgiving and moving forward as one nation. According to Mr. Kagame it is effective and is working very well.
My first thoughts of this "agenda", if you will-were that of optimism and hope. I am now torn and don't know if I am 100% convinced that this will continue to work and if it's "really realistic" (no pun intended). Although Rwanda is (now) one of Africa's most stable countries, In my opinion the thought of "bringing victims and perpetrators back together" is Amazing...BUT it's implementation is a bit of a fairytale/dream.
What do you think?
*To view the interview with President Kagame click here.*
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