Remembering and rebuilding
Commemoration through Kwibuka, the gacaca courts, and the work of unity and reconciliation.
Planned. This module is part of the plan and is not written yet.Handled with care: read the note under Practicalities before using this module.
Why it matters
Every April, Rwandans gather for Kwibuka, which means 'to remember'. Remembering honours the people who were killed, supports survivors, and teaches each new generation that genocide must never happen again, anywhere.
Draft outline · in review- For
- Level 10–12 · SSS 1 to SSS 3 (WASSCE)
- Inside
- 6 lessons and a test · about 110 minutes
- Topic
- The 1994 genocide against the Tutsi · core, 2 of 4
Inside the module.
6 lessons in order, about 110 minutes in all, then a short test. Learners go at their own pace; the minutes are a guide, not a timetable.
Draft outline · in review
Lesson 1: The hundred days and after
Over about 100 days from 7 April 1994, extremists killed Tutsi, and also moderate Hutu and others who opposed the genocide, until the Rwandan Patriotic Front took control in July. We focus on survivors, rescuers and a country left to rebuild.
Explain15 min, from minute 0
Lesson 2: Kwibuka and places of memory
How the commemoration period begins each year on 7 April, how the Kigali Genocide Memorial keeps names, photographs and testimony, and why the United Nations marks 7 April as an International Day of Reflection.
Explain20 min, from minute 15
Lesson 3: Justice: gacaca and Arusha
How community gacaca courts and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania, tried those accused, and why some praised gacaca while others raised concerns about its fairness.
Investigate20 min, from minute 35
Lesson 4: Testimony as evidence
Read short, carefully chosen extracts of survivor testimony, and ask what first-hand accounts add that official records cannot.
Investigate15 min, from minute 55
Lesson 5: Unity, reconciliation and never again
Led by the facilitator: how have Rwandans worked to live together again, through the National Unity and Reconciliation Commission and community life, and what can each of us do against hate speech and denial? Anyone may opt out.
Discussion25 min, from minute 70
Lesson 6: Review
Mixed questions on remembrance, justice and sources, with feedback on each.
Review15 min, from minute 95
End-of-module test
Explain how Rwandans remember the genocide and pursued justice, use testimony and other sources respectfully, and explain why remembrance and reconciliation matter.
Mastered at 85% or more. Retake it until you pass; nothing is lost, and each try gives feedback.
Already know it? A Challenge Test (planned) clears the whole module: 90% overall, no objective below 75%.
Last stageafter about 110 min
Practicalities
Draft outline · in reviewHandle with care
For facilitators: this module is age-gated, and its discussions are led by you in person, not left to the screen. Some learners' families may have lived through these events. Anyone may opt out of a discussion without giving a reason; check in with them quietly afterwards and offer support.The 1994 genocide against the Tutsi: mass killing. Taught soberly, without graphic detail; learners may be affected. Not shown below Level 10. Will come with a facilitator note. To be reviewed by people from the communities concerned.
Built to run offline
Planned to run on the Lantern's own computer, with no internet needed.
Beyond the screen
With the facilitator
Languages
Planned first in English; every module aims to reach all of the Lantern's languages.
Try a question.
One question from the module, as a learner would meet it. Have a go, then open the worked solution a step at a time.
Draft outline · in review
A historian wants to understand how gacaca worked in one village. Which source is more useful for this question: (A) a government report giving national totals of cases tried, or (B) a recorded account by someone who attended the gacaca court in that village?
Particulars
Where it sits
History · Country pack: Rwanda · The 1994 genocide against the Tutsi
What a learner can do after it
- Explain how Rwandans commemorate the genocide, through Kwibuka and memorials such as the Kigali Genocide Memorial, and why remembrance matters.
- Explain how justice was pursued after 1994, through the gacaca courts and the international tribunal in Arusha, and weigh different views of gacaca.
- Use survivors' testimony and other sources respectfully, explaining what each kind of source can and cannot show.
- Explain how Rwandans have worked for unity and reconciliation, and what each of us can do against genocide denial and hate speech.
Needs first
This module has no prerequisites of its own. Like every first step, it assumes the Digital skills gateway: the first module on using a computer, which a Challenge Test clears in minutes.
Unlocks
Nothing requires this module yet.
Level
Level 10–12 · SSS 1 to SSS 3 (WASSCE)
Level mappings are approximate. A qualified teacher or lecturer in each country must check them before they appear in the app.
Difficulty for its level
2 of 4 · Core
Time
About 110 minutes
Alignments
None drafted yet.
Alignment in review until a qualified teacher or lecturer checks it. No exam body, university or vendor endorses us; learners still sit the real exam.
Challenge Test
Planned: a Challenge Test to prove you know it and skip it. Pass at 90% overall, with no objective below 75%.
University courses it previews
History, Peace and Conflict Studies
The route here.
Everything this module builds on, drawn as a route from its foundations. Solid lanes must be mastered first, or cleared by a Challenge Test; dashed lanes are suggestions that never lock anything.
This module has no prerequisites of its own. Like every first step, it assumes the Digital skills gateway: the first module on using a computer, which a Challenge Test clears in minutes.
Help light the room where this is learned.
Every route on this map starts in a classroom with 24 stations, a tutor that works offline and a facilitator upstairs. Four are planned and waiting for light.