1. Rwanda By: Keala B., Kristin H., Matty M.

2. Security Issues Kristen Hamada

3. People Hutus (majority): “crop growers” Tutsis (minority): “land owners” -some inter-marriages Belgians (immigrants): “European influence” -cause of social downfall -favored Tutsis due to “aristocratic features”

4. Timeline Circa 1994: Hutus begin to rebel Belgians leave: Rwanda left to Hutus Hutus begin to socially exclude Tutsis Apr 94: Hutus shoot down the Presidential plane Genocide begins: lasts 100days -800,000 Tutsi men, women, and children killed UN gathered for meetings, but refused to intervene

5. Security Managed to keep the war outside of its borders Attempting to do away with “Hutus”/“Tutsis”, just “Rwandans” Government has a strong say now 2003: First presidential election since genocide MININTER (Ministry of International Security): Purpose: to protect people and property during criminal investigations, antiterrorism, etc. Community policing (sub-set of MININTER): Theory strategies that address the causes of crime. Focuses on how social disorder comes about from crime.

6. Humanitarian Aid Keala Bertulfo

7. Activist Groups International Penal Tribunal for Rwanda fight for the humanitarian law for the government of Rwanda leadership for the country to strive into the direction of justice and peace

8. Impact of Groups unity amongst Tutsi and Hutu Equal accessibility to educational programs promotion of rights and equality of all instilled with the desire to strive for equal rights to be distributed amongst all individuals despite their ethnicity, belief or background. LGBT : the Coalition of Africa Lesbians

9. Humanitarian Aid The UN has been providing several programs to restore and rebuild the community of Rwanda UN Volunteers Program (UNV) volunteers have been striving to resettle and reintegrate activities and have been fighting for the protection of the well-being of two million returning refugees The UNV carries out projects aimed towards enhancing income-generating activities for women who were victims of the genocide work to reorganize and reconstruct community-based Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO)

10. UN Volunteers Assistance Mission to Rwanda (UNAMR) United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Office of the Nations High Commissioners for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) World Food Program (WFP)

11. H. Matty McDonald Changes to Government

12. Women in Government After Genocide: women are 70% of population -chance to prove capability (voices heard) Gave new perspective to Gov’t (emotional aspect) Created Duhozayne Association -helps victims/families of crimes/killings -conducted trials, find homes for orphans- reconstruction/rebuilding of community/country

13. Improving Government UMWIHERERO: government retreats -promote unity with the other officials-focus on solutions to obstacles-make smoother decisions Getting rid of identity cards

14. Conclusion Suffered a horrible tragedy and survived Women (majority) worked to improve government Focus on rebuilding community and country One people, one nation

15. Picture Work Cited: Slide 1: http://www.info-regenten.de/regent/regent- d/pictures/rwanda.jpg, http://www.aramarwanda.org/unfpa/images/rwanda_kigali.jpghttp://www.info-regenten.de/regent/regent- d/pictures/rwanda.jpg http://www.aramarwanda.org/unfpa/images/rwanda_kigali.jpg Slide2: http://img.youtube.com/vi/XoAnoYqbIro/0.jpg Slide 3:http://www.throughmyeyes.org.uk/tserver.php?f=Rwanda 006.jpg&w=417 Slide 11: http://www.state.gov/cms_images/ch4_photo6.jpg