20/10/2015
20/10/1996 - 20/10/2015:: 19th Anniversary of AERG
Association des Etudiants et Eleves Rescapes du
Genocide(AERG) is an association of student
survivors of genocide Created on 20/10/1996 at
former UNR by 12 students and it has quickly
grown. Today AERG is represented nationally in
41 Universities and institutes of higher learning
and 484 secondary schools in Rwanda, with a
total country-wide membership of 43,398. The
national AERG coordination office is based in
Kigali, which liaises with the AERG University
and Secondary School AERG sections. The main
mission of AERG is to connects and represent all
students survivors from universities, high
learning institutions and secondary schools.
Assistance to the young survivors towards their
reintegration into society, restoring their faith of
life from the tragedy of genocide against Tutsi
and help them to design their better future and
to against the Ideology of Genocide. Originally,
AERG was founded as a support mechanism for
genocide orphans studying at secondary and
higher institutions. However, its role has now
expanded to cover not only support systems (in
the form of artificial families) and morale-
boosting activities, but also to advocate for the
ongoing needs of survivors, supporting them in
education (liaising with FARG – Government of
Rwanda Assistance Fund for Survivors), with
economic issues and on wards towards
productive life.
We thank our elder brothers who took the initiative and fund a platform where we found love, affection advises which we had lost during the 1994 Genocide perpetrated against Tutsi!! We were hopeless but now we beleive in having a brighter future
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
