People swim at the public beach near where Jean d'Amour swam as a child. “When I was a boy my nickname was “Ife” or Fish. During the genocide I hid in the valley near Kayenzi. A woman brought me food where I was hiding which was dangerous for her. If she was caught she would be forced to kill me and she could be killed too.
During the genocide this lake served in two ways. It was used to save people and used by others to kill people.
During that time, It was too far to come to town and I didn’t see the lake.
Even today I still love swimming and cant go more than three days without being in the water.” Photo: Brendan Bannon March 2, 2014 Kibuye, Rwanda