Background
Mukasarasi was born in Gitarama, Muhanga District, where she went on to work as a social worker
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Following the 1994 Rwandan genocide, she founded a group called SEVOTA, a support group to help widows and orphans to further their socio-economic rights. The organization emphasizes creation of "safe spaces" for survivor dialogues and physical recreation for children, and is based in the Taba commune. In her testimony to human rights investigators, Mukasarasi atrributed the attack to Hutus recently returned from Zaire, in retaliation for her husband"s conversations with representatives of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
Achievements
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Mukasarasi"s work has won several national and international awards. In October 1996, she was given the Prize for Women"s Creativity in Rural Life from the Women"s World Summit Foundation, and she has also received the Nzambazamariya Vénéranda Award, a Rwandan prize for an individual promoting a positive image for women.
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