FOSTERING UNITY AND SOCIAL COHESION IN POST GENOCIDE RWANDA; CASE OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN RWANDA

Rwanda experienced the cruellest genocide of the century in just a period of 100 days from April to July 1994. Over one million innocent Tutsis and moderate Hutus were butchered due to ethnical and ideology differences. Various killing machines and propagandists were involved to make this happen such as media outlets to reach at the objective.

According to Wikipedia, after the independence in 1962, Rwandans lived in bad situations characterised by hatred and discrimination to the extent that many Tutsi were killed, others exiled for their safety and survival. Even the few who stayed were denied some rights to education, serving in public institutions and so on which is why the study seeks to assess the contribution of churches in restoring harmony among Rwandans as one way of uniting them hence promoting social cohesion.