Marc J Gwamaka, as a teenager, dedicated his life to helping others break the cycles of hatred. He established the Peace and Love Proclaimer (PLP), a youth movement that mobilizes young people to build humane paths, and the “Walk to Remember,” an educational program that educates young people worldwide about genocide, its aftermath, and strategies to avert its recurrence. In 2008, under his leadership, PLP developed "Forgiveness as a Step to Reconciliation," which was the first public campaign on forgiveness in
Rwanda. This campaign brought perpetrators' children and Survivors together to discuss the most difficult topic of forgiveness. Gwamaka founded the “Aegis Youth Champion Leadership Program” in 2013, where he has trained and mentored over 2,300 individuals, including those in active conflict, enabling them to become role models and powerful advocates of humanity in their communities. He has led programs in South Sudan, the Central African Republic, and Nigeria (specifically Adamawa, North Eastern Nigeria). Gwamaka is a powerful voice of humanity who has conducted training sessions in South Africa, Zambia, the USA (including Cook County Jail in Chicago), Gambia, Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, and his native Rwanda. Gwamaka, a Salzburg Global Fellow, currently heads the international training and education program at Aegis Trust, where he imparts valuable knowledge on peace and values education to a diverse audience from both local and international communities. He has also had the privilege of lecturing at prestigious institutions, such as Harvard Law School, Tufts University, William and Mary, the University of North Carolina Wilmington, and Coventry University, among others. In 2023, the city of Coventry selected Gwamaka to deliver the prestigious Lord Mayor's Peace Lecture.
↑ Photo: a teacher training.
← Photo: a youth group working with replicas of objects.