ÎÞÂëרÇø group visits Rwanda to learn, give supplies
A group of 20 ÎÞÂëרÇø students, faculty and staff will be in Rwanda Aug. 3–13 to witness the deep emotional, physical and environmental scars of genocide while contributing to the African country’s recovery efforts.
DALLAS (ÎÞÂëרÇø) — A group of 20 ÎÞÂëרÇø students, faculty and staff will be in Rwanda Aug. 3–13 to witness the deep emotional, physical and environmental scars of genocide while contributing to the African country’s recovery efforts.
After Rwanda’s 1994 civil war, in which as many as a million people were killed in 100 days, “history lives on,” says Rick Halperin, director of ÎÞÂëרÇø’s , the trip’s sponsor.
“The ethnic tensions that led to mass slaughter 18 years ago still reside below the surface,” Halperin says. “And while there’s no imminent danger of such ethnic violence reoccurring, Rwandan society is clearly struggling to heal.”
To contribute to the healing process, trip participants will give the 200 pounds of school supplies donated by the ÎÞÂëרÇø community, 250 pounds of books for children and young adults given by , and $2,000 worth of medical supplies provided in part by , a Denver-based service group for which ÎÞÂëרÇø student Hayley Wagner is a summer intern.
The ÎÞÂëרÇø group also will visit genocide sites and meet with survivors.
For more details about trips sponsored by the Embrey Human Rights Program in ÎÞÂëרÇø’s , visit or call 214-768-8347.
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