April 8, 2025
Healing Power: Rwanda’s Transformational Journey
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Bella Gutierrez
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Mia Ramirez
What surprised me about this article was the portion that informed the readers about the 100 day genocide against Tutsi that killed over 1,000,000 people in Rwanda in 1994. The best part about this infographic were the illustrations that give the readers a deeper understanding of all the consequences. This portion resonated with me because the illustrations make the infographic easier to follow along. All in all, this was a great infographic! All the information was straight to the point and was a great read.
Sarah
Thank you for covering this difficult topic. Rwanda often comes up in our studies, but I haven’t seen infographics on it, so this was a new way to absorb the information. I learned a lot, especially about the communal work that harkens back to precolonial communal effort.
Ixchel Mireles
Hello Bella,
Rwanda journey with the 1994 Genocide is truly inspiring I cannot begin to imagine what the families of the million people killed and displaced were going thru at that time. To have ethnic hatred that fuels people to go kill is demoralizing for generations to come. The complete 180 that Rwanda has come to is a true test of perseverance as Umuganda, Gacaca Courts, and the ICTR are steps in the right direction. I was surprised that the people that commited the crimes were willing to go up to the community and confess their crimes. The accountability that has been taken in the community helps the healing process for the families and people that suffered from their crimes. I loved how Rwanda has the highest number of women in parliament in world with 60% goes to show just how amazing women are and all the good they can accomplish after tragedies and injustices from a genocide. How is Rwanda going to protect their community from the rebel groups that seem to be forming?
Lashanna Hill
What surprised me most about this country is that the Rwanda genocide lasted for 100 days. With the Hutus killing over 1,000,000 people. The best part of this infographic was the ICTR vs. Gacaca Justice comparison. To see the vast differences in cases being worked or handled. The ICTR only doing 96 cases over a span of 20 years is disheartening. Especially when you see Gacaca doing 1.9 million in half the time. Definitely prolong healing accountability and reintegration that would surely effect their future as a nation. Good job on the presentation
Cris Saldana
Got to say, this is a wonderful presentation, as well as a wonderful formatting for this infographic. Love the colors of the Rwandan flag interwoven through the format. As well as how every slide has a visual. One thing that did surprise me though was knowing that Rwanda itself joined the Commonwealth of Nations. Nothing really else to add or reiterate other than this is a wonderful infographic.
Karicia Gallegos
Something I learned about Rwanda is that they have one of the highest numbers of women in parliament in the world, that’s so impressive. The best part of this infographic is how detailed it is, there is so much interesting information. This resonates with me because I learned a lot about Rwanda. I really enjoyed reading this infographic, amazing job!
Cynthia Brehm
I enjoyed reading your infographic. I thought it was well structured and informative. You managed to present a lot of valuable information in a small amount of space. What stood out to me the most was the use of the radio as a continuing education tool to help both Tutsi and Hutu communities to learn how to coexist moving forward. It serves as an ever-present reminder of the importance of working together.
I also appreciate the physical aspect of community cohesion in having the citizens come together once a month to work for the betterment of their communities, it is a powerful and worthwhile initiative. It not only reinforces what people hear about coexistence, but gives them a meaningful opportunity to put it into practice. This is a remarkable program, one that other countries should consider adopting, especially the community service component.
Well done!
Sunny Ngethe
Hii Bella! This is a truly beautiful infographic with so many different elements but still very engaging and well organized. I love the flow from Rwandas past, to its effect, the present, and future plans the country intends to work toward all the way until 2029. I especially found the section highlighting the current administration and their positions very powerful and really adds to Rwandas future agenda and who is going to be responsible for making sure the county stays on track. My favorite and most eye opening part was the comparison between the ICTR and the gacaca courts in the amount of cases handles and the lasting effects of allowing traditional courts to take charge instead of systemic law.
Carollann Serafin
1) What surprised me most about this country and the goals they had for 2025-2029 and the growth they hope to have economically and job market wise. I thought this portion of better sanitary life and digital technology growth to come really shows this country having the most growth out of any and really taking on the challenge.
2) The best part of this infographic was learning about the cabinet members and how each of them has their own individual role in shaping this country to what it is.
3) I would keep this infographic as it is because it is very informative and I was able to learn a lot about the country and more so the economic progression of it.
America Rosales
The infographic is instructive and discusses important areas of Rwanda’s growth. I was shocked to find that Rwanda currently boasts one of the world’s highest percentages of women in parliament, at over 60%. I was unaware, but I am really pleased that Rwanda has one of the greatest proportions of women in parliament in the world! The conversation about the current administration’s foreign policies and priorities was quite informative!
The arrangement of the infographic is constructed in such a manner that it is extremely easy to follow, and I loved the drawings since they assist understand the theme. I enjoyed all of the numbers, maps, and graphs you included in your infographic; they lift your work to a new level.