Abstract:
This study has been conducted in order to assess the effects of genocide ideology on social
cohesion in post-genocide Rwanda. Due to the time constraint and financial related issues, the
research did not covered all the territory of Rwanda but the research was limited in Gasabo District.
The general objective of this study was to highlight in clear way how – even if genocide has ended
in Rwanda – the genocide ideology is very dangerous to Rwandan Social Cohesion. Its specific
objectives were to explore how genocide ideology persists in post-genocide Rwanda and to find
out how genocide ideology impacts social cohesion in post-genocide Rwanda. Regarding, the
methodology the population of the study was composed by all local leaders in Bumbogo sector,
member of sector counsel up to the cell, opinion leaders and representatives of Ibuka where all
were found to be 83, hence the universal sampling was used since the total population is below
100. First of all the study found that genocide ideology still appears among citizens according to
the opinions of the participants in this study where mainly people use to select people to marry
with considering the mean of 3.60 which is interpreted as high mean, but in general the ideology
of genocide in nowadays is moderate considering the grand mean of 2.76 which is interpreted as
moderate mean. Studying social cohesion it was revealed that to all its indicators that were used in
this study is positively perceived meaning in terms of trust, tolerance, solidarity and friendship. In
last it has been found that persistence of genocide ideology reduced the level of friendship among
people, reduction of the way by which people cooperate in different domains and it has become
hard to see people with different history (Ethnic) to participate in the same ceremonies.
