ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓƵ group visits Rwanda to learn, give supplies
A group of 20 ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓƵ 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 (ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓƵ) — A group of 20 ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓƵ 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 ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓƵ’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 ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓƵ 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 ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓƵ student Hayley Wagner is a summer intern.
The ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓƵ group also will visit genocide sites and meet with survivors.
For more details about trips sponsored by the Embrey Human Rights Program in ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓƵ’s , visit or call 214-768-8347.
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