The Srebrenica genocide Memorial Centre decided to join the fundraising campaign for the people of the Central African Republic who have been faced with the escalating violence between the government forces seated at Bangui and rebels, noting that over 250,000 people have been displaced because of the clashes that have been happening since December 2020.

“A new coalition of rebels, which brought together groups from the once two warring parties, has taken control of the gold and diamond mines and has taken over a large part of the country, ready to stop the elections in the country. The elections did take place in December, but the violence did not stop. Today, the capital with over 900,000 inhabitants is in a complete blockade, with no access to food and medicine. The Aegis Trust, an organization that deals with the prevention of genocide and crimes against humanity, with a focus on Rwanda and the African continent, organized a fundraising campaign for the “airlift” that will deliver food and medicine to the inhabitants of Bangui. Thanks to the previous partnership with this organization, the Srebrenica Memorial Center joined the fundraising campaign, and the victims of genocide and the partners of the Memorial Center took part in collecting the donations,” the Srebrenica Memorial Centre states.

“We are very grateful to the citizens of BiH and especially the Srebrenica Memorial Centre who implemented the campaign in the country. It is really important that such a reaction and support comes from the people who know what life in fear and under siege means,” James Smith, the Aegis Trust CEO said.

Freddy Mutanguha survived the Rwanda genocide and now he works with organizations across Africa to prevent genocide and crimes against humanity.

“We feel great gratitude to the Srebrenica Memorial Centre for all the activities they realized in partnerships and cooperation around the world. We really appreciate the support of all people from Bosnia who are calling us these days and helping the humanitarian campaign for Bangui,” Mutanguha said.

The names of the people that helped collect the funds can be seen on the Aegis Trust website where others can join in and donate funds for this cause.