2020
Hyppolite Ntigurirwa
Founder
Be the Peace
Hyppolite Ntigurirwa is an artist, activist, and founder of Be the Peace, an organization focusing on the use of art to halt the intergenerational transmission of hate and to promote the power of cross-generational healing. A child survivor of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, Hyppolite continues to promote reconciliation and peace throughout Rwanda. In 2019, he envisioned and conducted the “Be the Peace Walk,” a 100-day performance piece in which he walked across the country in commemoration of 25 years since the end of the genocide.
Hyppolite was an international Artist in Residence with Arts Connect International in Boston in 2016. Since then he has worked as Arts Program Manager for the British Council in Rwanda, focused on disability rights and societal inclusion. He is a Peace Ambassador for One Young World, Peace Scholar and his work has been covered by global media including BBC, NPR, SABC, and Dutchwelle.
The 2020 World Fellows
A Nigerian journalist, a Mexican biotech entrepreneur and an Afghan human rights lawyer are among the 14 women and men who have been selected as 2020 World Fellows. This cohort brings the total number of World Fellows since the program’s start in 2002 to 359 Fellows, representing 91 countries. This year marks the 19th cohort of World Fellows. “I am delighted to welcome the new cohort of World Fellows. They are exceptional leaders from across the globe, with extraordinary skills and experiences, who are dedicated to improving their societies,” said Emma Sky, director of the Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program. “It’s a mark of their characters that despite these...Read More
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Introducing Hyppolite Ntigurirwa
Podcast Ep: 45 - 2020 World Fellow Hyppolite Ntigurirwa
Hyppolite Ntigurirwa discusses how he survived the Rwandan genocide, found the will to forgive, and established Be the Peace to promote reconciliation.