Murdered my family that is squeezed. Up to 1000000 people were killed over the course of just 100 days. Most of this crowd werent even born to theyre here today to audition for a t. V. Talent show. On show. If it were one of the quotes months since. The show is called east africas got talent its similar to programs that are broadcast in europe and the us. In the 3rd simon is in charge of the auditions like many others here. Simon lost family members in the genocide in rwanda as young people know the history of the massacre but on days like this they try to forget about it for a while still you know what i just said. That were moving on were moving along we dont want to be held by whats happened in the past we want to move on we want to look for the future and it doesnt but the odds you all know we are in the period of 100. 00 days of calm the ritual and just this thing is part of it so we remember we are night and then wouldnt you so we have a new law serves and this is part of the new york about what what what what one of my one people are called up to audition. And this one was a has come here with a friend who is an aspiring singer. For nasa herself is too shy to sign up for the show shes a survivor of the genocide. And what that. New via email and i think this show is great there arent many jobs for young people in rwanda but they all want to blacken make their dreams come true well this might give them a chance. That he could wind up what we would have won by new. And simon 1st met at a support group for genocide survivors. Hes become a surrogate father to her. The effects of the genocide are reflected even today in various aspects of rwandan culture was a on. A performing arts group called rehearses a play that deals in part with bonus a story. Although i have left this blood stained. Witness. Cloete the role of a national as played by my own assange internationals parents died in the genocide when she was just an infant i dont know much about. What did you look like. Did i have your eyes. To finger is. Perhaps even your smile. She said. Confused young fragile child she represents a lot of these days we have a lot of questions and thats basically what im doing in this scene with yourself shes asking her mom about her history did you know its its difficult because her mom is new to the. Sound of. A singer named rosetta plays vanessas mother as the woman lay dying she asked a young girl to take the baby to safety must. Have a tuesday for. Did you know marie was a would too. Was. This is the real vanessa she was rescued by grace morrow a hutu who was 13 years old at the time grace put her life at risk for saving the life of a 20. Grace and vanessa still live together today along with graces biological children in the us. After the genocide life was hard for me because there were still tensions between the ethnic groups and. We tried to get along with each other but it wasnt easy. People used to call me insulting names all the time on how good david cool he influenced. One of those names was a cockroach a derogatory term the hutus often used to describe to its use. The honey could be taken away only while with things are different today at school the kids are taught that were all citizens of rwanda one quit being sued and that there were no differences between us to fit the game if you cant win look at calling it a coin. The name of the play is generation 25. 00 it tells the story of a nasa and several others who were born in the year that the genocide took place. Going to tell them. That. You have a lot of questions and were hungry for the truth we want to know whats up but its so hard to really get these questions out you couldnt get behind the groups founder and artistic director pope says that genocide is a recurring theme and rwandan society. To be honest there are some questions regarding genocide that just have no choice. Because its a unique evil its a unique ideology that is written well and sometimes it just blows your mind that a human being just wakes up one morning and a human being in that class and walks out of them and the beast in them is in thrall. And how do we open for bad beast so im just like wishing that this young generation can detect this this and suppressed it. The genocide came to an end in july 994 when a rebel group the Rwandan Patriotic front overthrew the government the r. P. S. Has led the country since then and has turned for wanda into one. Model african state Economic Growth is strong the streets are clean and corruption levels are low. But the r. P. S. Government has also imposed strict limits on Political Rights and Civil Liberties because the authorities claim that the country is still threatened by hutu militias. We are now on our way to eastern congo after r. P. Of troops put a stop to the massacres hundreds of thousands of hutus fled to the forests near the border because they feared reprisal attacks by rwandas tutsi led government. There are still occasional outbreaks of violence in the region. The United Nations is trying to stabilize the situation in eastern congo part of that effort involves offering sanctuary to rebels who agree to stop fighting. Those who want to surrender simply call our hotline. Talks to a rebel who wants to turn himself in. Saying you have no weapons right. Where you are right now. Try to get to tongo we can perhaps pick you up there. Where as the one on ones out. Many fighters still fear that if they return to rwanda the authorities will punish them. 25 year old rwandan fighter has nothing to be afraid of he had nothing to do with the killings back then we try to explain that to them. Even men who are now 30 were children during the genocide but the militia leaders are playing on the fears of those who fight for them 65. 00 days its a. Militia for most of. The 1st stop for those fighters who managed to escape is a un reception camp. In sub a monitor was a member of the rwandan Militia Group until he found out about the un resettlement program. Hes given a thorough medical examination perhaps the 1st one hes ever had. In saudi man and knows little about rwanda he was born in congo his parents fled there after the genocide. It was a long trip but im safe now i hope the un will continue to help made my future will be different now. He says his parents would never consider going back to probe wanda. Talks to students about the various Militia Groups that are now operating in eastern congo. He asks the audience what is the primary function of these soldiers. The other students have a laugh at that remark. He did. The rosa explains that the Militia Group. Whether they are from rwanda or congo are terrorizing the civilian population the f t l r is especially notorious in the region. This one does that give. These rebels are taking advantage of the local residents feel. She is abouta soldiers need meat they steal a goat from someone. If they want a woman or a young girl. They take one from the very villages they say they are protecting says all. The rebels recruit local boys and teach them how to use weapons. Well those boys dont go to school either. We try to convince the locals not to support the rebel groups because it will bring nothing but trouble. After in something and another ex rebel hubby man im always finish their meal theyll be transported to rwanda as part of the governments reintegration effort. Im really happy right now if i had wings i would fly. Im going back to my home and i got away from the rebels and im glad i did i say. Something mano was born in rwanda in 1994 the year of the genocide so hes part of generation 25. 00 his parents fled to the congo and took their infant son with them. Obviously these 2 young men had nothing to do with the massacre. The sons are paying a price for crimes committed by their parents joe. Narration. As they cross the border it seems like theyre in a different world but pro wanton society is still dealing with the effects of the genocide. This former Catholic Church in the village of n. Tara now serves as a memorial to the 5000 people who were killed here in just one day. That. The remains of genocide victims are still being found in rwanda once the bodies have been identified relatives can make funeral arrangements. This helps to give the families a sense of closure. A National Memorial service is held every year president paul kagame a spoke at the 21000. 00 of vent and issued a stern warning this will seem to have not seen enough of the mess. I would. Want to miss with this well if he will from outside. I want to sit. With miss up with them big time big to thank. The speech was well received by could damage supporters his threat against rwandas enemies was almost certainly directed against the congo based f t l r militia thank you. Here the Theater Group continues there hershel this part of the play deals with a young man whose father took part in the genocide how does he cope with the terrible legacy of those crimes theres no more. She says and. Most. That shes seen most. Sometimes the truth cuts sometimes the truth sticks out somewhere but its the same thing that if youre driving the room and for they want to hear you have to be true right you can no tough drive beat or have half kidding me so claiming these through and sometimes is paying for but to needs to heal we are all trying to rebuild a new image that is and image of unity and reconciliation harz hard as it may be i mean people. People still have you know everything is still sensitive but any one step at a time and yet people do so share their stories but its not you dont come upstate and victims and perpetrators keep. It. Meanwhile the 2 former rebels arrive at a reintegration camp in rwanda. Theyll take part in an extensive government run Training Program that aims to prepare them for. Our civilian markets. Have been oh no ive been here less than an hour and i like it already this is a good place as well as. How the mana recognizes a few of his former brothers in arms. In recent years tens of thousands of former rebels have voluntarily returned to rwanda. But 1st some are skeptical about the free Integration Program but in any case theyre glad that they dont have to fight anymore. The next morning theres a special assembly. There singing a song that praises the rwandan state its main themes are peace unity and reconciliation there are no longer any official distinctions between hutus and tutsis. There. Afterward a psychologist talks about how to deal with trauma he says it can help to talk openly about these experiences most of these men have never done that. There is no statute of limitations on crimes committed during the genocide those found to have taken part can still be prosecuted. No one knows why im honest parents stayed in congo he doesnt know where hes going to live after he leaves the reintegration camp perhaps with relatives. But the munna will soon meet members of his family. And the manager of the facility was one of the soldiers who helped to end the genocide. Many of his relatives were killed in the massacres but now he believes that its essential to bring hutus and tutsis together. So talking about hutus and tutsis doesnt invite what but to hear we do talk about it. As. A way of. Teaching these people to go the the or or do we have already traveled on munich and it was. There but the rebel leaders in eastern congo continue to preach the ideology of genocide. Or interfere in that you may told us that they had killed people which is already and thats why they had to leave for a wanda one arch there thats all i know is it they didnt like to talk about it. Quite a bit she 20 as they passed to get a suit. They were being caught by their ideology and by war by climate but everything by talking it helps them. Just to heal their own a new york office about life. The next day camp officials give hubby minus some money and permission to visit his family for 3 days its an important part of the reintegration process but it will. Have. The man a hasnt seen his mother for 10 years she returned to rwanda when he was a teenager he stayed with the rebels. Im so happy that my child has come back to me through and yet. Hes. One of the neighbors are glad to see him too some of them are hutus others are too it seems they tell him that its hard to make a living out here in the countryside and. I see the country given he had a child when we were in the congo we always hoped that wed find gold but we never did when the little guy threw in the call i wonder what sort of work i can find here when they are what my future will be like little with no name. Vanessa asks herself the same questions shed like to start her own business someday but right now she doesnt have the money to continue her education. Here she and her neighbors are taking part in the governments compulsory Cleanup Program which takes place once a month its called gunda which translates as coming together in common purpose. The perpetrators and victims of genocide work side by side but for vanessa its still difficult to discuss the events of that time in her life shes going to lose ground. Quote i always think that someone else has to speak fully now if it was me i cant express but i really feel. If i could id have a better life and id probably be able to find a job now but i just cant get the way its done so i always have to depend on others to help me but. Weve come to the annual ceremony that commemorates the victims of the genocide its called cock which means to remember. Director hope a zeta and her Theater Group are holding a final rehearsal before their performance. The production manager is simon a young woman who earlier organized the auditions for the t. V. Show. The premiere of the play generation 25. 00 will take place at the genocide memorial and. 250000 victims are buried here. This is a place that forceful i want to buy detention this is a special place that speaks to us so you if youre going to excel fees and the band does better all and its not going to be you want its clicked with this space but youre here for this Business Press is a very special space it is i suppose that those who are here for me i listening to. Now you i would to go back its more like that yeah well yes more than a 1000 people come to see the play most of them are actually part of generation 25. Its only 6 and extended to some like the nasa may have experienced the horrors of the genocide firsthand others like the x. Rebels may feel guilty about the crimes committed by their parents generation. Yet. How. Much you love it whats it. Whats whats left. But this play is just part of a long and difficult process of reconciliation. The performance is a big success not least because the cast addressed complex and painful issues that still dominate rwandan society. 6 was. Never again is a really important skill given that she should be kept because their stories are just so terrifying theyre terrifying and thats something that i wish write that will never experience never again read to Us Ambassador sends congratulations that was so wonderful at the right to review a cost cutting. Edge of a 2nd if it was silly yes it was yes it was a heavy defeat within 5. Weve come to simon iowa i miss home where he and his family are hosting a dinner for a few friends. Monday guest is the nessa she enjoys meeting other members of the survivors group. Simon met his future wife at a meeting of a similar support organization these groups have been set up across the country and vanessa says they do a lot of good. Will and glad that i found this group. I like being around these people who sound. The same on to simon is like a father or brother to us hes older than we were im always happy to see him that we meet people from different generations and have a meal i really enjoyed. Some of simons relatives are also here along with a few members of his extended family of genocide survivors he says its important for them to meet regularly and provide support for each other. We all love different stories or have different experiences of dave and its its a vast go pick a team based human loneliness the physical. Love. To use cards as well and of how we can before say but after dinner simons baby daughter your arena is formally introduced to the guests this ceremony is a tradition in many of obamas and families because it helps to promote a sense of community of the. 25 years ago such traditions were very nearly destroyed and by wanda. Because you know that for many the psychological trauma of the genocide is still very real those who lived through it like the nasa are learning to cope but its a long and complex process. The National Hopes to have children of her own one day. When she was the same age as rena she lay helpless next to her dying mother it but she survived. Was. The. Eco india. The most basic human need. But more than 800000000 people worldwide dont have access to my posts the clean water. Displacing one crisis. Deep dive into new solutions to protect the most important resource of. 30 minutes on t w. This is g. W. 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