Jean-Damascene Gasanabo
Ph.D. in Education from the University of Geneva
With a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Geneva, I have substantial experience working with the United Nations, international non-governmental organizations, non-profit organizations, and governments on projects related to equitable and sustainable education curricula. As the Director General of the Research and Documentation Center on Genocide at the Rwanda National Commission for the Fight against Genocide (CNLG), I managed and led research projects as well as designed, implemented, monitored, and assessed projects related to the Genocide against the Tutsi. Key projects included the digitization of forty-five million pages and four thousand audio-visual materials from Rwanda’s Gacaca Courts, the preservation of textiles at the Nyamata genocide memorial site, the preservation of bodies at the Murambi genocide memorial site, and the preservation of artifacts in six other national genocide memorial sites in Rwanda. Between 2013 and 2015, I also participated in a team responsible for designing Rwanda’s new national education curriculum for history and civic education. I am currently a Consultant with the International Labour Organization (ILO) for their Accelerator Lab 8.7 Program, which provides funding and support to international organizations with innovative solutions to tackle child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking.
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Two Families, Two Destinies: A Personal Perspective on the Rwandan Genocide of 1994
Never Again, Rwandan Genocide Skulls on Display “Image Ownership: Public Domain” From April to July 1994 Rwanda suffered through a...
The Brazzaville Conference, 1944
The Brazzaville Conference was organized during the Second World War and took place in Brazzaville, the capital city of the...
Madame Eugénie Tell Eboué (1891-1972)
On October 21, 1945, Madame Eugénie Tell Eboué, the widow of Félix Eboué, former Governor General of French Equatorial Africa,...
Kigali City, Rwanda (1907– )
Situated over several hills and valleys, Kigali is the capital city of Rwanda and is home to the main administrative...
