now on bbc news, victoria uwonkunda returns to rwanda for the first time since fleeing the 1994 genocidetracing back her escape route from the capital kigali to the border with the democratic republic of congo, victoria speaks to survivors of the violence — both victims and perpetrators — to find out how the country is healing through reconciliation and forgiveness. and a warning, this programme does contain some disturbing images. for as long as i can remember, i've wanted to go back home. home to the place where i was born. a home i hadn't seen in 30 years. it's also 30 years since the genocide, which killed about 800,000 people. i was one of the lucky ones. my family and i got away, but many didn't. now i'm returning to my home country to trace back my escape route when i was just 12 years old. there's no sound that fills me with so much joy as the sound of children in a classroom. as i am reunited with my family, i also want to uncover the country's journey to healing and reconciliation. this is one of the groups that carsa has, made by genocide survivors and the genocide former perp

beeps i'm victoria uwonkunda and i'm a reporterfor the bbc. hello and welcome to newsday, here on the bbc world service with victoria uwonkunda. i was born in rwanda, but i've lived most of my life in norway and the uk. my life was turned upside down on the 7th of april 1994. as a child, it was difficult to comprehend what was happening, but i was lucky enough to have my immediate family with me. as i am planning my first ever trip back home, i am reminded of how my sisters and i felt the day we escaped kigali. daniela and nelly were in the car with me. i remember when we stopped for food after so many hours in the car, and there was literally nothing. because everything was finished. and for me, that always sticks in my memory of that day when we were leaving kigali. her and i were in the trunk. yes, you were. i know it was a really long journey but, for me, like, it's so compressed into... ..this kind of really uncomfortable, hungry, thirsty, warm, scary emotion that ended when we arrived at our grandparents�* home in mataura. and i remember

now on bbc news, victoria uwonkunda returns to rwanda for the first time since fleeing the 1994 genocidee democratic republic of congo, victoria speaks to survivors of the violence — both victims and perpetrators — to find out how the country is healing through reconciliation and forgiveness. and a warning, this programme does contain some disturbing images.

beeps i'm victoria uwonkunda and i'm a reporterfor the bbc.

among those who fled rwanda was victoria uwonkunda, presenter on the bbc world service.st 12 years old. she has made an emotional journey back to rwanda for the first time in 30 years. and has this special report. for as long as i can remember, i've wanted to go back home. at home, i had not seen it in 30 years. since the genocide which killed about 800 thousand of my people my life was turned upside down in 1994. as a 12—year—old, it was difficult for me to comprehend what was happening. i'm almost finished my packing because i'm flying london to where i was born. i am excited but also anxious because those memories are now playing in my mind and they have left emotional scars and have caused me ptsd, posttraumatic stress disorder which is constantly with me. but this trip will bring me comfort, hopefully. it will help me make peace with the past that my country has gone through. i'm home since bob white it is great to be back home. but since bob white it is great to be back home-— since bob white it is great to be back home. �* , ., , back home. but he reminds me of my