I was not born to live. I died at birth. The small grave wa… - Esther Mujawayo

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I was not born to live. I died at birth. The small grave was already dug. Everybody was ready for my funeral. Only my mother clung to the crumpled little corpse, refusing to let it be buried.

Esther Mujawayo

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About Esther Mujawayo

Esther Mujawayo (born 1958), is a Rwandan sociologist and psychotherapist. She survived the Tutsi genocide, but lost many members of her family. She is the author of several books. In 1994, she founded the Association of Widows of the Rwandan Genocide. She gained a Graduate Diploma in Psychology from the University of East Anglia in 1997.

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