This International Center for MultiGenerational Legacies of Trauma webinar is held, in collaboration with the Genocide Survivors Foundation, in observance of Rwanda’s official week of mourning which follows 7 April — the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Based on multiple expertise and differing life experiences, participants will discuss parenting and the challenges of raising children after the genocide.
Speakers:
Marie Grace Gasinzigwa Kagoyire
A Rwandan researcher with a background in international health development and experience in community mental health and peace building approaches, Grace is currently interested in understanding how Rwandan youth born after the genocide narratively construct their genocide memories. Her published works focus on effects of genocide among women survivors of rape, intergenerational legacies of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda and its psychosocial effects among post-genocide youth.
Thérèse Uwitonze
A clinical psychologist and Founder of the Mental Health Dignity Foundation (MHDF), she completed her bachelor’s degree in 2007 and master’s program in clinical psychology and therapeutics at the University of Rwanda in 2018. She has been working with traumatized Rwandans. In 2012, she founded MHDF, a local NGO dedicated to addressing Rwandan society’s acute need for balance, psycho- logical help and support, providing mental health care, thereby contributing to peace building in the community. Born in 1976 in Gisagara District in the South province of Rwanda, Thérèse is married and a mother of four.
Jacqueline Murekatete
An internationally recognized genocide survivor, speaker, and human rights activist. Born in Rwanda, Jacqueline was nine years old when she lost her parents, all six siblings and most of her extended family to the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Jacqueline has received numerous prestigious awards for her work, and her story has been featured in many media outlets. She founded Genocide Survivors Foundation (GSF) as a vehicle to continue her genocide prevention efforts and raise support for fellow genocide survivors. Jacqueline earned a BA in Politics from New York University and a JD from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. She lives in New York City with her husband and two young children.
Moderator:
Dr. Yael Danieli, Founder and Executive Director, International Center for MultiGenerational Legacies of Trauma.
