My Story
My name is Vestine Ncungu, and I am a survivor of the 1994 Rwanda Genocide against the Tutsi. I was just 11 years old when I had to run for my life and hide in the trees to escape the militia soldiers, Interahamwe, killing members of my ethnic group, the Tutsis. After losing my entire family in a genocide that killed more than one million people, I decided to live a life that would honor their memory. I tell my story both to inspire others to overcome hardships and to warn people about the dangers of allowing hatred to control our actions.
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Translation: We are the image of ours that we lost at Mutimasi. 24th Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi. “Remember-Unite-Renew“
Latest News
October 2023 — I published my first book: The Only Child Left. The True Story of a Young Girl Who Survived the Rwanda Genocide.
September 4, 2022 — I am very humbled to see my story in the Concord Monitor: Vestine Ncungu survived genocide in Rwanda. Now she is using her experience to help others heal
“At least there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail.”
Job 14:7
Survivors’ Healing Tree
Contact: vestine.ncungu@gmail.com
survivorshealingtree.com 