THE UNITED NATIONS HAS NAMED APRIL 7th AS A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR RWANDA'S BRUTAL GENOCIDE. IT WAS 25 YEARS AGO TODAY THAT THE GENOCIDE BEGAN BUT A QUARTER CENTURY LATER, DESPITE VAST IMPROVEMENTS IN THE COUNTRY, REMNANTS FROM ONE OF THE DARKEST CHAPTERS IN RECENT HISTORY REMAIN.

25 YEARS AFTER THE RWANDAN GENOCIDE, BODIES ARE STILL BEING UNEARTHED. THIS MASS GRAVE WAS DISCOVERED ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF RWANDA'S CAPITAL KIGALI.

DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR I'M VISITING SCHOOLS, TELLING STORIES ABOUT WHAT IT WAS LIKE DURING THE GENOCIDE, BUT ALSO STORIES ABOUT THE RECOVERY AND HOW, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER AGAIN.

AN ESTIMATED 250 TO 500,000 MOSTLY TUTSI WOMEN AND GIRLS WERE RAPED DURING THE GENOCIDE.

UMUGANDA IS A MANDATORY COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM. IN RWANDAN, IT MEANS 'COMING TOGETHER FOR A COMMON PURPOSE.' UMUGANDA REQUIRES A DAY OF SERVICE EACH MONTH FOR ALL RWANDANS BETWEEN 18 AND 65, HUTU AND TUTSI.