Orphans of Rwanda Genocide

By Anna Boiko-Weyrauch on Monday, April 27, 2009.

This month marks the 15th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda that claimed 800,000 lives. It also created hundreds of thousands of orphans. They’re now young adults entering the work force or going to college. Many of them have developed a unique way of compensating for the loss of their families. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch reports from the capital, Kigali. Click here to listen at the Public Radio Exchange.

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