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See video Karen Murphy Discusses Education in Rwanda
Karen Murphy, Director of International Programs at Facing History, discusses the education system in Rwanda and Facing History's curriculum development for and training of Rwandan teachers.
See video Karen Murphy Discusses the Role of the Rescuer
Karen Murphy, Director of International Programs at Facing History, talks about how the powerful stories of rescuers like Paul Rusesabagina during the Rwandan Genocide teach us about making difficult choices.
See video John Rutayisire Talks About Teaching History in Rwanda
John Rutayisire, Director of the National Curriculum Development Centre at the Ministry of Education in Rwanda, discusses teaching history in Rwanda with an approach that allows students to participate in discussions rather than only listening to their teachers.
See video Connect Four

Students from Massachusetts and Rwanda participated in a Facing History and Ourselves student leadership program funded by the US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. They created this digital movie based on a poem written after studying the Holocaust and the Rwandan Genocide. The film speaks about the pain, legacy and the difficult process of healing after a community has experienced the violence and hatred of genocide.

See video Imena

Students from Massachusetts and Rwanda participated in a Facing History and Ourselves student leadership program funded by the US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. In this film some of the students portray news reporters to report on the exchange program and what they have learned about what makes a community strong.
See video Indatwa

Students from Massachusetts and Rwanda participated in a Facing History and Ourselves student leadership program funded by the US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. In this film, entitled Umuryango Uhamye (The Best Community), some of the students share their experiences during their time in Rwanda and the discuss the advantages of having a diverse community.
See video Ingabo

Students from Massachusetts and Rwanda participated in a Facing History and Ourselves student leadership program funded by the US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. In this film some of the students share what they learned about the Holocaust and the Rwandan Genocide, and the importance of education as a preventative tool against crimes of mass violence such as genocide.
See video PTL

Students from Massachusetts and Rwanda participated in a Facing History and Ourselves student leadership program funded by the US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. In this film, Umuryango Wacu (Our Community), some of the students reflect on the history of the Holocaust, the Rwandan Genocide, and what can be done to create a peaceful world.
See video SOAL

Students from Massachusetts and Rwanda participated in a Facing History and Ourselves student leadership program funded by the US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. In this film, entitled Our Community, students talk about the close bonds that were created as they learned each others culture and history.