Clemantine Wamariya
Genocide Survivor | Inspiring Resilience Through Storytelling
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Clemantine Wamariya is a genocide survivor who fled the Rwandan civil war as a child and spent six years as a refugee before being granted asylum in the United States. She has shared her powerful story of trauma and resilience on TED and in her acclaimed memoir, 'The Girl Who Smiled Beads.' Wamariya's keynotes draw audiences in with gripping personal narratives, while offering insights on the psychology of healing and the importance of human connection in overcoming adversity.
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War and what comes after
Clemantine Wamariya was six years old when the Rwandan Civil War forced her and her sister to flee their home in Kigali, leaving their parents and everything they knew behind. In this deeply personal talk, she tells the story of how she became a refugee, living in camps in seven countries over the next six years -- and how she's tried to make sense of what came after.
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