In 1994, a terrible accident has occurred in Africa,Rwanda. One race killed another for rebel against their control. There are two races Hutu and Tutsi. Hutu occupies about 85% population and Tutsi takes about 15% population inRwanda. Tutsi was chosen as the ruler byBelgiumbecause they are small and easy to control than Hutu. This made Hutu angry and caused the accident. The holocaust surprised the world and United Nations intervened for solve these conflict. During this incident, some Tutsi run away from the happening and leave for other countries. They are called Diasporas.
Diaspora means that something which were sprinkled in Greek. The word derives from Jew who leaved fromIsraelto other place or their descendants. People who leaved their habitation after the incident happen is also called Diaspora. They are a type of immigrant. They migrated to various countries and study many skills especially IT and architecture techniques. In 21C, some of them return toRwandafor help the countries with the government policies like reduction tax of them. They use their ability and connection which created during their migration life to develop the economy. One of their works is development of farm village. They think there are good coffee beans but people don’t have ability to process and ship them. Therefore, the businessmen visit those villages and suggest famers to export the beans.
Through their cooperation, growth rate of GDP of Rwanda glowed up from -50% (1994) to 6.1% (2003-2008), school attendance became 95% and the rate of vaccination reached 98%. Add to this, governance of the country was evaluated for its stability or good effect of the government.
Most of Diaspora is Tutsi and it means that they were oppressed by another big population. However, they are helping person who opposed them. I think this is a good case as a reference for other immigrants. Although they were enemy, Hutu and Tutsi, they are joining with each other. I guess if any places which just have conflict between different races or immigrants and natives cooperates each other, it would lead development future.
by Koichiro Otani
JAPANsociology 
this story is irony of fate. A lot of people dead by this conflict however the country developed by separated two race.
Yes, these two races were conflict but they are cooperating now.
I hope Rwanda would develop without any struggle.
That was terreible incidence.
Cooperation or conflict..that’s complicated. I guess cooperation is better, but it is difficult, right?
If I were the person who were persecuted race, I would not think to help the country…
I think cooperation with competed people is very difficult because there would be someone do not think well each other.
I guess I would not help them ,too, if I was a persecuted person. However, I also could not abandon the country because it is my mother country. There are many memories not only bad but also good. Therefore, I do not know what I will do if I face this problem, but I think it is very great that people help other one who attacked them.
reference:
NHK スペシャル｜アフリカンドリーム 第1回 “悲劇の国が奇跡を起こす” April,2010
http://www.nhk.or.jp/special/onair/100404.html
This blog post reminds me the film ‘Hotel Rwanda’. Some scenes of carnage depicted in the movie are so brutal and terrible. I think that Hutu and Tutsi have foughtt with each other in a long time because of governing way of Belgium in colonial times. After Belgium left Rwanda, their hatred at each other grew and grew and finally the terrible genocide and ethnic cleansing happened.
In spite of this terrible accident, it is goods new that they are joining with each other to work towards progress in Rwanda. Although it is not easy to eliminate enmity between them, enmity will disappear as they help each other.