I continue fighting for human rights. I joined Nduwamahorro, an association to help people who had lost hope and people who thought the crisis would never end. I get the opportunity to counsel them. I started working with the youth as it was young people who were in danger. Some joined the national army. Others joined the rebel groups. Many young people tried to hide because they didn't want to risk their life fighting. They lived in fear of being caught and forced to join. I worked with them and counselled them. We organized seminars and the youth got together. Later, other adults who saw our work with the young started to support us. We fight killings, injustice and against these who preach for intolerance and division.

We built our office in Kanyosha, on 5th Street. Its right at the border of quarters that were divided according to ethnic groups during the crisis. People living on the two sides of the street had no trust in each other. We established our office here to serve as a bridge and unite people living on both sides. Through our work confidence has been gradually re-established. Hutu and Tutsi live together now. We have joined together to rebuild the houses that had been destroyed during the crisis.

Q: During that period, other Barundi were killing each other. Why did you decide to save instead?
Hutu and Tutsi are both human creations of God. I don't care whether one is a Hutu, a Tutsi or a foreigner.

When someone is doing evil, he is commanded by Satan. No one can condemn his people because of that. And a person can do bad today and good tomorrow. He can kill people today and save you another day. Someone who told me that in 1972, his neighbour killed many people from his family. But in 1993, when the crisis began, he alerted them to flee the region when he became aware of a plan to kill them.

The opposite is also possible. Someone may do good today and bad tomorrow. People change. We should not give up on someone by thinking that they are incapable of change. We just need to make sure that there is justice.