Massacre of the Tutsi Minority - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Resources for Teaching about the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

28 Most Beautiful African Women

Prior to the genocide, Tutsi 🇷🇼women were depicted by Hutu extremists as "sexually seductive fifth columns" and a threat to national security, justifying extreme violence against them.Following the genocude women comprised 70% of survivors. Facing a population made up mostly of women, they moved from survivors to leaders, reconstructing homes, farming, and starting businesses.They formed associations to support widows and orphans and took on roles in local and national government to change law