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Rwandan Testimony: Freddy Mutanguha

My name is Freddy and I was 18 years old at the time of the genocide. I lived with my parents and four sisters in Kibuye. We were all very happy together.

My Mum was the person I loved most in the whole world. I still remember everything she used to do – perhaps because I was by her side all the time. She was a very kind and generous parent, very sociable, with lots of friends. She used to tell me, “Life is about making friends and learning to live with people. When you know how to live with people, you’ll never fail to do anything.” And she would say, “It’s not good to be selfish, you should always share with others.” She didn’t have a lot, but she gave a lot to those she lived with. And now I can see the fruits of her actions. All the people helping me now do it in my Mum’s name. They tell me, “You’ll never lack anything as long as we’re here.”

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