Return to flip book view

Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1 Roots of Displacement Chapter 2 Life in Gihembe Refugee Camp Chapter 3 Education and Dreams Chapter 4 Refugees Turned Entrepreneurs Chapter 5 A New Beginning Integration and Beyond Chapter 6 Advocacy and Hope for the Future Conclusion From Surviving to Thriving My name is Jean de Dieu Mfitumukiza

This is where My life story begins in Gihembe Refugee Camp in Rwanda where I was born and lived there for 15 and half years of my life Our parents were born in Congo and walked miles and miles to Rwanda which took them weeks to get to their destination The development of individuals across and inside borders in East Africa since the 1950s has been huge Individuals left their homes looking for well being At the point when the Rwandan Genocide finished in 1994 the individuals who had escaped were urged to get back In a long time since the Genocide more than 3 4 million Rwandan outcasts have gotten back and individuals are yet crossing the line into Rwanda today Different areas that are neighbors of Rwanda would not sanctuary and feed evacuees and Rwanda chose to take care of them Today Rwanda a small country in East Africa has in excess of 170 000 outcasts in 6 camps dispersed the nation over The camps house Congolese and Burundian evacuees Battling began again in the DRC in 20122013 and security concerns following the 2015 Burundi races have constrained thousands to escape to Rwanda for the sake of security The circumstance in 6 evacuee camps in Rwanda is totally different A portion of those in the Gihembe evacuee camp like outcasts for over 20 years while in excess of 55 000 Burundian displaced people in the Mahama camp have been exiled starting around 2015 when the camp was under development Every displaced person living in a camp in Rwanda gets what could be compared to just shy of 8 each month from the United Nations Refugee Agency UNHCR These displaced people have escaped because of ethnic savagery and common conflict leaving behind their possessions country and at times relatives

GO Support Jean de Dieu Mfitumukiza s first book