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Resources & Education

Authoritative links, testimonies, reading lists, and mental-health supports to help teach and commemorate with accuracy and care.

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Authoritative Sources

These organizations maintain accurate, enduring material on the Genocide against the Tutsi.

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Ministry of National Unity & Civic Engagement
Official Rwandan government body for national memory, unity, and civic education.
Visit → minubumwe.gov.rw
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United Nations — Historical Background
The UN's official historical record and documentation of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
Visit → un.org
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University of Minnesota — CHGS Resource Guides
Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies academic resource guides for Rwanda.
Visit → cla.umn.edu
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IBUKA
Rwanda's umbrella organization of genocide survivor associations — memory, justice, social support.
Visit → ibuka.rw
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Kigali Genocide Memorial (Aegis Trust)
The permanent memorial and documentation centre in Kigali, maintained by Aegis Trust.
Visit → kgm.rw
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Internal Humura Materials
Survivor testimonies and remembrance lists maintained internally. Due to their sensitive nature, access is available upon request.
Request Access →
Community Channels
Watch & Listen
Community-produced video content for learning, commemoration, and dialogue.
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Kominote TV
@kominotetv · YouTube
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Humura Association
@humuraassociation · YouTube
Humura maintains additional internal materials such as survivor testimonies and remembrance lists. Due to their sensitive nature, access is available upon request.
Testimony Through Literature

Reading List

Books written by survivors, witnesses, and scholars — in English, French, and Kinyarwanda. These texts carry memory with truth and care. Titles marked Returned have been loaned back to their authors or are available upon request.

About This List

These books form part of Humura's Café Littéraire program — a literary gathering where witness is carried through books and conversation. Use the language filter to browse by the language of each title.

Showing all 28 titles
English
In the School of Resilience
Frida Umuhoza
Français
Les collines se souviennent
Oscar Gasana
English
Do Not Accept To Die
Dimitrie S. Mukanyiligira
Français
La mort ne veut pas de moi
Yolanda Mukagasana
Français
Moi, le dernier Tutsi
Charles Habonimana
Français
On n'oublie jamais rien
Marie-Josée Gicali
Français
Imbibé de leur sang, gravé de leurs noms
Philibert Muzima
Français
L'ouragan a frappé Nyundo
Félicité Lyamukuru
Français
Une vie au Rwanda parmi tant d'autres
Eugénie Mukamugema
Français
Survivantes & La fleur de Stephanie
Esther Mujawayo
Français
Rwanda, un deuil impossible
Dady de Maximo
Français
Un sachet d'hosties pour cinq
M.M.
English Returned
A Voice in the Darkness
César Murangira
Français
Le convoi
Jeanne Celestine Lakin
English
EJO & Angels on My Path
Beata Umubyeyi
Kinyarwanda Returned
Umunsi izuba lizima hose
Jean-L. Kagabo Kayiranga
English Returned
That Child is Me
Malaïka Gasengayire
English Returned
Next Couple Hours
Deborah Nishimwe
English
Tested to the Limit
Thalia Rwanga
English
Life and Death in Nyamata
Kevin Kalisa
English Returned
Smile Through the Tears
Nolan Muhizi
Français
J'ai serré la main du diable
Gén. Roméo Dallaire
Français
Témoin à nu
Déogratias Mazina
English
Embracing Survival
Claver Irakoze
English
A Beautiful Ray of Sunshine
Providence Umugwaneza
English Returned
Reconciliation is My Lifestyle
Consolée Nishimwe
Français
Mon histoire rwandaise. Ibuka (Souviens-toi)
Omar Ndizeye
Français
Le génocide des Tutsi du Rwanda expliqué à ses enfants
Gaelle Muhire
Support & Care

Mental Health Resources

Crisis support lines, community services, and specialized care for survivors and community members in the Ottawa-Gatineau region.

🆘 Immediate Crisis Support 24/7 · Bilingual
9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline
Canada-wide · Call or text 9-8-8 anytime
Distress Centre Ottawa & Region
📞 613-238-3311 · Text 343-306-5550
dcottawa.on.ca
Tel-Aide Outaouais (FR · 24/7)
Ottawa: 613-741-6433
Gatineau: 819-775-3223
Youth Services Bureau (Ages 12–18)
📞 613-260-2360 · 1-877-377-7775
🏥 Community & Specialized Services
CMHA Ottawa
Case management, outreach, and dual-diagnosis programs for adults in Ottawa.
CISSS de l'Outaouais
Hospital & community mental-health services in Gatineau and the Outaouais region.
✊ Local Black Mental Health Resources
Somerset West CHC — Black Mental Health Program
Support Line (ACB): 343-571-0097
[email protected]
ACB Wellness Resource Centre
610 Donald St, Ottawa
📞 613-801-7426
[email protected]
Ottawa Black Mental Health Coalition
[email protected]

SAPACCY — Upstream Ottawa
📞 613-248-3330
[email protected]
Note: Humura is not a clinical provider. These resources are shared to connect community members with qualified support. If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, please call 9-1-1.
Official Registration

CRA Charity Listing

Humura Association is a registered Canadian charity. Our official record is publicly available through the Canada Revenue Agency.

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Registered Charity
Association Humura
Business Number
857550537RR0001
Status
Registered & Active
View Official CRA Record →
External official record maintained by the Canada Revenue Agency. All donations to Humura are tax-deductible and an official receipt will be issued.

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