Beatrice Mukansinga

Beatrice Mukansinga is a Rwandan women's rights activist Known for her work supporting women and children affected by the Rwanda genocide. She founded "Mbwira Ndumva", a community initiative whose name means "Speak, I am listening", to help women and children cope with the consequences of the genocide. Hunter D. Lyn Mukansinga Aids Rwandan Survivors https://newsarchive.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/1998/0401/mukansinga.html Berkeleyan University of California, Berkeley 1 April 1998 Mukansinga was in Kenya with her husband when the 1994 genocide took place in Rwanda. Her parents and five brothers were killed during the genocide.She later returned to Rwanda to help survivors rebuild their lives.Braid Mary Survivors of genocide bear the heaviest burden https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/survivors-of-genocide-bear-the-heaviest-burden-1134872.html The Independent 27 December 1999 After returning to Rwanda, Mukansinga worked with an organisation providing assistance to survivors and orphaned children. Her experiences led her to organize a group of women who met to talk about their experiences and support one another through the process of healing She founded Mbwira Ndumva, an initiative that supported women and children through services including trauma counselling, medical assistance, shelter, food, education and job training. The initiative also encouraged women who had given birth as a result of rape during the genocide to care for their children, emphasizing that the children were innocent victims of the violence. In 1998, Mukansiga received the Ginetta Sagan Fund Award from Amnesty International in recognition of her work supporting the human rights of women and children. Quotes It will be generations before this washes through, I don't know how children, in particular, have managed even to live after all they have been through. Beatrice Mukansinga said, (The Independent, December 28, 1999) We be together, sing together, love together, We help the children grow up. They are innocent people. Ginetta Sagan human rights award goes to Rwandan. almanacnews.com (October 9, 2026) We teach the women to forgive but not to forget. Ginetta Sagan human rights award goes to Rwandan. almanacnews.com (October 9, 2026) We have suffered a lot, but life goes on. Ginetta Sagan human rights award goes to Rwandan. almanacnews.com (October 9, 2026) After the massacre, I tried to forget about my country and do other things, but eventually I knew I must go back. Mukansinga Aids Rwandan Survivors. newsarchive.berkeley.edu (October 9, 2026) It is important for women to talk about the genocide; it helps them cope and heal. I thought I had a bad story, but I realized that others had more terrible things happen to them and they need to get that out. Mukansinga Aids Rwandan Survivors. newsarchive.berkeley.edu (October 9, 2026) It will be generations before this washes through, I don't know how children, in particular, have managed even to live after all they have been through. Survivors of genocide bear the heaviest burden. independent.co.uk (October 9, 2026) External links Category:Women from Rwanda Category:Women's rights activists Category:Living people