Rwanda

A current ethnic problem

Consequences of the genoside

• Around 800.000 people killed (majority Tutsis)
• Civil war: poverty and famine.
• Nowadays it is a prosperous country in Africa.
• Rihid regime (Tutsi minority)
• Undeclared war with Congo, becuase of the mines.

This story began...

• Berlin Conference -> European countries divided Africa for their wellness and power.
• Belgium had the power in Rwanda and gave the Tutsi minority more privileges than the Hutus. Because of this, violence was about to increase.

In 1994...

• The economic situation was terrible.
• Main work: agriculture.
• Land as a crucial resource
• Demographic increased, strated to be a problem.
• Both governments (Tutsi & Hutus) wanted the control.

The day arrived

• 1997: Slaughter led by Hutus with radical ideas.
• After the genocide the Civil War came.

The conflict left...

• Thoughts of brutality
• Children without parents
• A system of justice slow and inefficient.
• Children usually die before their 5th birthday.

It's been 21 years simce this...

• Changes to rebuilt the country.
• Increased education
• Besides, rivarly between Tutsis and Hutus continues.

City Kagali

• The modernization and construction of buildings, is producing an urban development.
• The rural areas are where most of the population live and the most poor.
• Rwanda still depends on the financial help that the UN and foreign countries provide.

Kwita Izina (Gorilla Naming Ceremony)

• “conserving now and for the future”
• The gorilla naming ceremony, characterised with entertainment and renditions from local entertainers, is the climax of the Kwita Izina week. It will be celebrated in Kinigi, where names will be given to the 24 baby gorillas.

Kwita Izina (Gorilla Naming Ceremony)

• During and after the naming ceremony 2 main activities take place: Kiwita Izina Awards and Business Exhibition.

Lake Kivu

Nyungwe Forest

Black-headed waxbill

References

• Rwanda Development Board (2015). Kwita Izina. 26/08/15, from http://www.rdb.rw/kwitizina/ Audley, W.. (2011). Present Day Rwanda . 26/08/2015, de Google Sites Sitio web: https://sites.google.com/site/stanleystherwandangenocide/present-day-rwanda Bastida, A.. (2010). El conflicto de Ruanda. 26/08/2015, de Geocities Sitio web: http://www.geocities.ws/adsdosreis/lyn/II.14.html

Team

• Paula Lichenztejn,Andrea Osorio, Maria José Nieto and Paula Eligio.