“My mission is to bring hope to the children because when there is no hope there is no vision.
We don’t want another genocide, not only in Rwanda but in the world.”
~ Jean Paul Samputu
Mizero Foundation
Spreading, Bringing, Building: Hope
The Mizero "Hope" troupe comprises twelve orphans from ages 9-15, who present a captivating program that encompasses all of Rwanda's music and dance traditions. While many have lost family members to the 1994 genocide, these children have experienced Christ's peace and healing, which they elegantly express through their music and dance performance. They are the future leaders of Rwanda, and it is our hope to help empower them to build a stronger, self-sustaining homeland.
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Besides being a brilliant singer, songwriter, and musician, Jean Paul Samputu is also a tireless worker for peace and reconciliation, an educator about HIV/AIDS, and an eloquent speaker about the Rwandan genocide. Samputu's life and music changed forever when the tragedy of genocide struck Rwanda in 1994. During this terrible period when almost a million Rwandan people were killed, Samputu lost his mother and father, three brothers and a sister. He has worked steadily since that time to help unify and heal his country, through his music and through educating young people around the world about genocide. Jean Paul Samputu has been invited to lecture at many colleges, universities and other institutions for events addressing genocide awareness and African studies.
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Read about Samputu's contribution to reconciliation, and a report on the Rwandan genocide:
Examples of Reconciliation: Africa’s Contributions to the Global Community
in the
Library of Congress Information Bulletin
Leave None to Tell the Story:
Genocide in Rwanda
in the Human Rights Watch
Past Appearances:
Reconciliation in Africa Conference, Library of Congress
Pace University
Duke University
Middlebury College
International Genocide Conference, California State University/Sacramento
