A survivor of the Rwandan genocide will share his personal story and present an edited version of his documentary at an upcoming Ƶ lecture.
Emmanuel Habimana, will present his forthcoming film, “The Children Who Lived,” a National Geographic-funded documentary about orphans of genocide against the Tutsi. Habimana, a genocide survivor himself, was only nine-years-old when he witnessed the slaughter of his parents and five siblings, fended for himself, and lived as a servant of the Hutu militia before nearly starving in a refugee camp in Congo. He uses his personal story as an opportunity to talk about trauma and forgiveness.
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His presentation and film will be held Wednesday, November 30 at 7 p.m. in Olin A Lecture Hall, located in the Olin Hall of Science on the Ƶ campus.
Habimana has served as an interpreter and guide for Kigali’s Interdisciplinary Genocide Studies Center and has served as president of a Rwandan association that promotes unity across ethnic lines between young people.
This event is sponsored by the Wolf Fund, Gender Studies Program, Global Studies Program and University Ministries.