Dydine Speaking At Harvard University
For the past 10 years Dydine Umunyana, a survivor of the genocide against Tutsis in Rwanda, has dedicated her life to share her story with students, teachers, women interpreters, administrators, historians, universities, corporations and civic groups nationally. Dydine is one of a few child survivors sharing her unique personal account of the genocide, post genocide, domestic violence and PTSD, which affected her family post genocide.
Author & international motivational speaker, Dydine Umunyana is a survivor of the Rwandan Genocide against the Tutsis
Dydine Umunyana’s Bio
Dydine Umunyana is the founder of Umuco Love Foundation, a survivor of the Rwandan Genocide against Tutsis, a human rights advocate, and a revered public speaker. Powered by a light spirit and attitude, Dydine has emerged out of a trauma filled life as a brilliant example of the power of the human spirit to overcome. She is a community leader, a champion of human rights, and tireless educator of young people.
Dydine Umunyana is an Ambassador for Aegis Trust, a published author, a documentary filmmaker, an NGO-founder, and a committed advocate for at-risk women. Underpinning these activities is Dydine’s devotion to bringing a relevant and authentic connection to diverse audiences.
Since April 2013, Dydine has been a Youth Peace Ambassador for Aegis Trust in Rwanda. Subsequently, in 2015, she became a Global Mentor for Peace at Serve to Unite, an organization that cultivates peace through creative service learning and global engagement. A lack of dialogue too often prevents youth from sharing their stories and understanding their shared histories. Through her work, Dydine hopes to inspire more openness in order to build a lasting peace through a more inclusive society. She has recently completed talks at the Museum of Tolerance in LA, Cornell University, Harvard University, Facebook, Google, USC, Temple Beth El, and High schools and so on.
Please fill out the form below to submit your request for an external speaking engagement with Dydine Umunyana. Once we have received your request, you will be contacted by Dydine’s Manager, to discuss the next step in the process. A contract will be required for all external speaking engagements. If you have any additional questions, you can reach out directly to Alex@umucolove.org.
For more about Dydine:
“For those of us who survived the Tutsi Genocide in Rwanda in 1994, survival is not something to be taken for granted. I’ve learned to not let what has happened destroy me nor define me. To seek beauty, even in the most desolate moments, is a mechanism for survival; the lens of hope that permits a person to thrive.”
Dydine’s First Book:
Embracing Survival
You can purchase Embracing Survival on Amazon, Please don’t forget to leave a review and share it to friends.
2019 marked the 25th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide - a human tragedy that took the lives of an estimated 800,000 to one million people in 100 days....