Author: Steve Nsamaza

By Steve Nsamaza For years, silence held Caroline Mukandoli captive. Haunted by the genocide against the Tutsi, she grappled with depression and isolation. But then, she found a circle of support – a community healing space – that helped her reclaim her life and rebuild hope for the future. Mukandoli’s dark period began during genocide when men wielding machetes descended upon her home and killed her husband and the rest of the family between April and July 1994. She survived but was left with physical and mental wounds. “After the genocide, I wanted to end my life. There was nothing…