| Rwandan's Return Home |
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Infrastructure such as roads and buildings that were destroyed during the war have also been on the agenda so as to encourage more and more Rwandans to come back home. International support has been key to the recuperation of the country. The returnees are likely to be met with an encouraging welcome. The regeneration of the country aside the people who who’ve been in the country longer are eager to see their brethren come back. Efforts to bring them back have been successful and over 3 million refugees have safely been brought back home safely. There are however still close to 60,000 still out there, unsure as to whether it is safe to go home. Many are afraid of being persecuted for crimes that they may have or may have not committed. The Gacaca kangaroo courts are the forums through which justice is being pursued. They have been plagued with many a problem in foreign lands; disease and xenophobia. Despite this government officials insist that the situation has improved and have even gone as for as lobbying for the statute that allows Rwandans to live in other countries as refugees to be lifted. They stand proud by the remarkable advancements that they have been able to achieve towards peace and good governance. A lot of research has all the same gone into establishing the best locations for resettlements. Many returnees on their arrival back home have applauded President Kigame on his efforts at restoring peace and stability in the country. They however have a far much heavier issue to deal with. Reintegration into the community is right at the top of that list. The returnees have however taken it upon themselves to re-establish themselves in to their newly found communities. The death tolls of 800,000 people left many without family or friends. The expatriates have somehow found it in themselves to adopt each other. Women undoubtedly paid the highest price for the war. They are still the ones who seem to be pulling the country together at the micro level. Families now are characteristic of women who have adopted up to six orphans off the streets. The strain to support them is immense but the will to love them and give them a sense of belonging is even greater. Poverty is a factor for many of these people, but so is a harmonious existence. Truth dictates that certain facts must not be omitted. All the international support and funds could be dedicated to the rehabilitation of the country, but the only thing that can truly bring the nation from the depths that it had sunk to is the will of the people. Their willingness to forgive, to love each other, to want to build each other. This the component upon which the future of the country rests. There is obviously a lot that the citizens have to get over psychologically and emotionally. It is impossible to get over an incident of such mammoth scales and get over it on a whim. Time will be the element that heals these wounds. This must however be coupled with the contributions of the people towards the investment of stability.. 
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