https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR91qytTJg4 Ā In Bugesera, Rwanda, something extraordinary is taking shape. On the shores of Lake Rumira, the Aegis Trust is building theĀ IsÅko Centre for HumanityĀ ā a global hub where memory, education, and healing come together to prevent atrocities and build peace. And now, world-renowned architectĀ Sir David AdjayeĀ has joined the journey, bringing his unique vision [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoo2-PZ-ZK4 On 1 September 2025 the Kigali Genocide Memorial welcomed Michelle Yeoh, internationally renowned actress and Academy Award winner, together with her husband, Jean Todt, former President of the FĆ©dĆ©ration Internationale de lāAutomobile (FIA). During their visit, they honoured the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi and toured the Memorialās exhibitions, reflecting [...]
On 27 August 2025 the Kigali Genocide Memorial received H.E. Daniel Chapo, President of Mozambique, who paid tribute to the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Accompanied by his delegation, President Chapo laid a wreath in memory of the more than one million lives lost. He then toured the memorialās exhibitions, where he [...]
The IsÅko Centre for Humanity and the Aegis Trust, through the Kigali Genocide Memorial, organized a historic and deeply reflective tour of Rwanda by six former African UN peacekeepers, veterans from Ghana and Senegal who remained in Rwanda during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi despite the withdrawal of most UN forces. From August 14ā20, [...]
Aegis Trust Founder Dr James Smith took part in a week of events in Bosnia this month to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide. Here, he reflects on those events and their significance for Bosnia and the international community today. (12-minute read) I was privileged to participate in the 30thĀ commemoration of the Srebrenica [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXFtNBXCd9I Ā Holocaust survivor, engineer and researcher Agnes Kaposi recently shared insights with Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Global President of the IsÅko Centre for Humanity, and Freddy Mutanguha, CEO of the Aegis Trust, exploring how survivor experiences can inform innovative approaches to preventing atrocity crimes. Some highlights from their conversation are captured in the video [...]
Aegis Trust Founder Dr James Smith this morning addressed the conference āSrebrenica: Dealing with the Pastā, hosted in Sarajevo by the Post-Conflict Research Centre to mark thirty years since the Srebrenica Genocide. This is the speech he delivered, speaking in Sarajevo City Hall. Good morning. I won't take up too much of your time, nor [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76kyqGSuXBU Ā Dr Simon Fisher, a respected conflict transformation specialist and academic widely regarded as the father of conflict analysis, recently discussed plans for the future of the Aegis Trustās IsÅko Centre for Humanity with Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Global President of IsÅko, Aegis Trust CEO Freddy Mutanguha, and Aegis Founder Dr James Smith. Coming [...]
Ā https://youtu.be/OJiWK0dzk_k Leading genocide prevention expert joins Aegis Trust to advance transformative peacebuilding globally Aegis Trust today announces the appointment of Alice Wairimu Nderitu as Global President of the IsÅko Centre for Humanity, marking a transformative moment in the organization's mission to prevent genocide and build sustainable peace worldwide. Ms. Nderitu, who served as [...]
https://youtu.be/6aj2d7OKGsQ As the world prepares to mark thirty years since the Srebrenica genocide, the Aegis Trust and Kigali Genocide Memorial are sending a powerful message of solidarity to the Srebrenica Genocide Memorial. In a video message largely recorded in Kigali, Aegisā team ā some of whom are genocide survivors themselves ā speak not just [...]
