Umutesi Rebecca, one of 18 brothers and sisters, is a survivor of the 1994 genocide. Umutesis’ dad lost his life in the violence. Umutesis’ family split when some of her siblings migrated to Zaire, while the rest had to live in hiding.

Following the years of the civil war, Umutesi got married. Her husband was abusive and threatened to kill her until she ran away from him with their two children: “life doesn’t end here; it can move on.”