The Ministry of Education commemorated 77 former employees, as well as teachers and students who lost their lives during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.
The ceremony began with members of the families of the deceased employees, along with Ministry senior leaders, laying wreaths on a memorial monument.Subsequently, MINEDUC officials, accompanied by others, paid tribute to all genocide victims across the country by laying wreaths on graves at the Kigali Genocide Memorial.
Naphtal Ahishakiye, the Executive Secretary of IBUKA, acknowledged the progress made in commemorating genocide victims within the education sector over the past 30 years. During the ceremony, a survivor, Erasme Ntazinda, shared his testimony, recounting the challenges faced by Tutsi students before and during the genocide, including threats and unequal treatment in schools.