Kigali Genocide Memorial

In 2004, he joined the Aegis Trust, which works to prevent genocide and mass atrocities worldwide.

He developed a peace education program and today leads the work of the Aegis Trust to expand to areas in other countries that are at risk and serves as the CEO of the Kigali Genocide Memorial.

He's still trying to make sense of the past, to try to understand those who were family and friends one day and genocidal exterminators the next.

Every day, he and his colleagues at the memorial ask the hard questions.

That actually, this will be very important.

Where we want to exhibit the positive stories of today and how to build a resilience to the ideology of hate and then how to go about it.

This exhibition will become a complementarity to the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which talks about the steps to genocide.

This one will talk more about the steps to peace, how do we build our humanity again.

We're going to hear what it's really like to trek with mountain gorillas, what happens when you encounter chimpanzees and golden monkeys, and what makes this experience so incredibly powerful.

But we're also going to talk about something equally important, the visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial and the opportunity to understand Rwanda's history, its people, and its remarkable resilience.

So grab your imaginary hiking boots because we're heading into the mountains of Rwanda.

This is Type 2 Fun.

So, Julia, one thing that I love about Embark, you know, I have had three trips with them and they are so good about connecting travelers before and after, during whatever trek it is that you're doing with the local culture.

And of course, you know, one thing that we mentioned before.

Early on was the genocide that occurred in Rwanda, and there is a memorial that is set up, the Kigali Genocide Memorial.

Can you tell us about that?

I think the rest of the world could really learn from Rwanda in this regard.

The Genocide Museum is a good way to familiarize yourself with the story.

The guides have told me that many people are aware of what happened, but they don't know the specifics and have more of a general idea.

So this is a great way to familiarize yourself.