Why I Stayed in Rwanda During the Genocide: Finding Allies Among Enemies
Carl Wilkens moved his young family to Rwanda in the spring of 1990 serving as a humanitarian aid worker. When the genocide was launched in April 1994, Carl refused to leave and was the only American to remain in the country. Venturing out each day into streets crackling with mortars and gunfire, he worked his way through roadblocks of angry, bloodstained soldiers and civilians armed with machetes and assault rifles in order to bring food, water and medicine to groups of orphans trapped around the city. His actions saved the lives of hundreds. In January 2008, with no end in sight to the ongoing genocide in Darfur, Sudan, Carl decided to quit his job and dedicate himself full time to accepting these invitations. He and his wife Teresa have since formed an educational nonprofit, World Outside My Shoes, to facilitate this important work.
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