The Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda Left Lasting Marks on the DNA of Traumatized Women and Their Children By Natalie Crowley, What is Epigenetics In 1994, one of the most horrific civil wars took place in the rural country … Continue Reading »
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Healing through therapy
How an initiative is helping survivors find healing through therapy By Lydia Atieno, The New Times The dark past of Rwanda’s history left many wounds in the hearts of survivors. It’s been 27 years since the horror of the 1994 … Continue Reading »
Mental Health and Covid-19
By Nasra Bishumba, The New Times Almost a year since Rwanda confirmed its first Covid-19 case, mental health experts in organisations of the survivors of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi say that mental illness challenges have been exacerbated by … Continue Reading »
New Research Shows Traumatic Disorder Among Children Conceived During Genocide
by Daniel Sabiit, KT Press A new research on genes has shown that children who were conceived during the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi have a high chance of suffering from Genocide related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) even if they never … Continue Reading »
Understanding the effects of trauma on health
Understanding the effects of trauma on health by Lydia Atieno, The New Times Recently, the case of a girl known as Fabienne Isimbi shocked many after she passed away in her sleep. The 25-year-old was only a year old during … Continue Reading »
AERG Research
This week, AERG published a new research report on legal and homeless problems on effecting trauma in student survivors of the genocide. The research was funded by Survivors Fund (SURF), as part of the Project Umubano advocacy project. The research … Continue Reading »