The Kigali Memorial Centre was opened on the 10th Anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide, in April 2004. The Centre is built on a site where over 250,000 people are buried. These graves are a clear reminder of the cost of ignorance.
The Centre is a permanent memorial to those who fell victim to the genocide and serves as a place for people to grieve those they lost.
About The Centre
The Centre in Kigali was created by a joint partnership of the Kigali City Council and the UK-based Aegis Trust. It contains a permanent exhibition of the Rwandan genocide and an exhibition of other genocides around the world.
Helping Us
The Kigali Memorial Centre is maintained by goodwill donations left by its visitors.
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Aegis Trust
The Kigali Memorial Centre was implemented by the U.K based Aegis Trust. The Aegis Trust actively seeks the prevention of Genocide world wide.
Survivor Stories
When the killings began they came and took my husband away. Shortly after, I could hear those who took him away singing that they had killed a cockroach, and I knew he was dead . . .
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About Rwanda
Rwanda is a beautiful country of rolling hills, mountains and grassy lowlands. In French, it has been named ‘Pays des Mille Collines’ meaning ‘Country of a Thousand Hills’. Its beautiful Lake Kivu has one of the most spectacular shorelines in the world.
Education
One of the principle reasons for the Centre's existence is to provided educational facilities. These are for a younger generation of Rwandan children some of whom may not remember the genocide, but whose lives are profoundly affected by it.