Rwanda Prepares For 20th Commemoration Of 1994 Genocide

MBYO, RWANDA - APRIL 06: Jeanette Mukabyagaju, 35, stands in the doorway of her home with her daughter Natasha, 3, in a genocide "reconciliation village" April 6, 2014 in Mybo, Rwanda. 7 members of Jeanette's immediate family were killed in the 1994 genocide and she was apprehensive about moving into this planned village 8 years ago. But when her new neighbors, people who had been in prison for genocide, wept while asking for forgiveness, she was comfortable about living in Mbyo. Organized by the Prison Fellowship Rwanda in 2004, this village of 285 is where those who served time in prison for genocide now live side-by-side with people who survived the killer's 1994 rampage. One of five communities like this in Rwanda, Mbyo residents share agriculture and handicraft cooperatives and say that working together has helped with reconciliation, easing their apprehension and fostering new friendships. Rwanda is preparing to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the country's 1994 genocide, when more than 800,000 ethnic Tutsi and moderate Hutus were slaughtered over a 100 day period. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
MBYO, RWANDA - APRIL 06: Jeanette Mukabyagaju, 35, stands in the doorway of her home with her daughter Natasha, 3, in a genocide "reconciliation village" April 6, 2014 in Mybo, Rwanda. 7 members of Jeanette's immediate family were killed in the 1994 genocide and she was apprehensive about moving into this planned village 8 years ago. But when her new neighbors, people who had been in prison for genocide, wept while asking for forgiveness, she was comfortable about living in Mbyo. Organized by the Prison Fellowship Rwanda in 2004, this village of 285 is where those who served time in prison for genocide now live side-by-side with people who survived the killer's 1994 rampage. One of five communities like this in Rwanda, Mbyo residents share agriculture and handicraft cooperatives and say that working together has helped with reconciliation, easing their apprehension and fostering new friendships. Rwanda is preparing to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the country's 1994 genocide, when more than 800,000 ethnic Tutsi and moderate Hutus were slaughtered over a 100 day period. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Rwanda Prepares For 20th Commemoration Of 1994 Genocide
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