Heritier Bahizi, The New Times The Alumni of Genocide Survivors’ Students Association (GAERG) hosted the ‘GAERG Youth Entrepreneurship and Employment Forum’ convening officials from the Ministry of Youth and the Ministry of National Unity and Civic Engagement, alongside GAERG youth … Continue Reading »
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Mass in honour of wiped-out families
By Frank Ntarindwa, The New Times The Genocide Survivors’ Graduates Association (GAERG), in collaboration with Catholic members, organized a solemn Eucharistic Mass to pray for the 15,593 families who were completely wiped out during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. … Continue Reading »
20 years of GAERG
From surviving to thriving: 20 years of GAERG empowering Genocide survivors, supporting Rwanda Patrick Nzabonimpa, The New Times For the past two decades, the Alumni of Genocide Survivors’ Students Association (GAERG) has been devoted to promoting resilience and providing assistance … Continue Reading »
GAERG Investment Fund
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2021/22, we outline here our work on our GAERG Investment Fund. Groupe des Anciens Etudiants et Elèves Rescapés du Genocide (GAERG), an organisation founded by Rwandan Graduate Genocide survivors, runs an … Continue Reading »
Genocide survivors on why they commemorate wiped out families
By Glory Iribagiza, The New Times It was around 2:30 pm when Pierre-Claver Karenzi’s home telephone rang. It was the killers’ call and the news were none other than what he already knew was coming. “We are coming to kill … Continue Reading »
Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (YEEP)
The Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (YEEP) is a partnership between SURF and AERG (National Student’s Association of Genocide Survivors) and GAERG (National Survivor’s Association of Graduate Students) to deliver entrepreneurship, work readiness and vocational training, and access to finance and … Continue Reading »
Youth survivors recognise Genocide rescuers
By Emmanuel Ntirenganya, The New Times The Association of Students Survivors of Genocide (AERG) and the Association of Graduates Genocide Survivors (GAERG) have given cows to people who rescued Tutsis during the Genocide against the Tutsi in recognition of their … Continue Reading »
AERG to mark 25 years anniversary
By Bertrand Byishimo, The New Times The Association of Genocide Survivors Students (AERG) will on Saturday, November 6, mark 25 years’ anniversary of its existence, coinciding with 18 years’ anniversary for the Graduates Genocide Survivors Organization (GAERG). With a theme, … Continue Reading »
Student association creates ‘families’ for genocide survivors
Jean d’Amour Mbonyinshuti, University World News Gilbert Gasigwa was just 10 years old when the 1994 Rwandan genocide, which orphaned him, began. As a consequence of the turmoil, he was uprooted and had to move from the Nyanza district in … Continue Reading »
Call for help for survivors
Kwibuka27: Call for help to survivors as country gears up for commemoration amidst Covid By Nasra Bishumba, The New Times Two weeks before the world commemorates the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi for the 27th time, survivor organisations say that … Continue Reading »