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ISBN: 9781550655186-08

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Survivors Stories

CoCo

From: The Hope that Remains

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CoCo describes how when she was eleven, she managed to flee to the Congo during the genocide, and returned later to Rwanda with most of her family surviving. She later befriended an American woman who helped her to gain refuge status in Canada, and still maintains a close relationship with this woman. In Canada, she is heavily involved in her local Rwandan community and loves to help others.

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Christine Magill

Christine Magill is an educator specializing in genocide studies. She has travelled to Rwanda five times over the last nine years and met with survivors and government officials. In 2015 Christine Magill received the Canadian Living Me to We Educator Award in recognition of her volunteer work and her engagement and involvement in genocide education. She lives and teaches in Strathmore, Alberta.