Rwanda receives 130.8 million francs to preserve genocide memory
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Imvahonshya
Rwanda’s Ministry of National Unity and Civic Engagement received 130,797,092 Rwandan francs from Liquid Intelligent Technologies and the Imbuto Foundation to preserve the memory of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. The funding is to help create educational spaces at the Ntarama and Nyange memorials, according to the ministry.
Rwanda’s Ministry of National Unity and Civic Engagement received 130,797,092 Rwandan francs from Liquid Intelligent Technologies and the Imbuto Foundation to preserve the historical records of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, the ministry announced on 20 October 2026.
The funding will be used, among other things, to create and complete an educational space devoted to history at the Ntarama Memorial, in Bugesera District. It will present documents on the preparation for and course of the genocide, as well as on the resistance of some Tutsi in the area.
The partnership also provides for the renovation of the historical space at the Nyange Memorial, in Ngororero District. It will cover the history of the massacre and the role of priest Athanase Seromba, who was convicted of ordering the destruction of the church where more than 2,000 Tutsi had taken refuge.
Minister Jean Damascène Bizimana said the funding would support the teaching of history, the preservation of testimonies and the fight against denialism, particularly on social media.
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