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In this photo taken Wednesday, March 26, 2014, Emmanuel Ndayisaba, left, and Alice Mukarurinda, recount their experiences of the Rwandan genocide as they sit under a photograph of Alice's father, who was elsewhere at the time and also managed to survive, at Alice's house in Nyamata, Rwanda. She lost her baby daughter and her right hand to a manic killing spree. He wielded the machete that took both. Yet today, despite coming from opposite sides of an unspeakable shared past, Alice Mukarurinda and Emmanuel Ndayisaba are friends. She is the treasurer and he the vice president of a group that builds simple brick houses for genocide survivors. They live near each other and shop at the same market. Their story of ethnic violence, extreme guilt and, to some degree, reconciliation is the story of Rwanda today, 20 years after its Hutu majority killed more than 1 million Tutsis and moderate Hutus. The Rwandan government is still accused by human rights groups of holding an iron grip on power, stifling dissent and killing political opponents. But even critics give President Paul Kagame credit for leading the country toward a peace that seemed all but impossible two decades ago. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) ( Rwanda Genocide Friends )

Jaqueline Mukamana weaves a thread and grass basket in her home in a genocide "reconciliation village" April 6, 2014 in Mybo, Rwanda. Jaqueline's five sisters, two brothers and four uncles were killed during the 1994 genocide and she was left destitute. She was offered a home in Mbyo if she agreed to live near people who had commited the killing. At first she was apprehensive but when her new neighbors offered to help her recover her family's remains she was able to forgive them. Organized by the Prison Fellowship Rwanda in 2004, this village of 285 is where those who served time in prison for genocide now live side-by-side with people who survived the killer's 1994 rampage. One of five communities like this in Rwanda, Mbyo residents share agriculture and handicraft cooperatives and say that working together has helped with reconciliation, easing their apprehension and fostering new friendships. Rwanda is preparing to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the country's 1994 genocide, when more than 800,000 ethnic Tutsi and moderate Hutus were slaughtered over a 100 day period. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ( 483065019 )

Jeanette Mukabyagaju, 35, stands in the doorway of her home with her daughter Natasha, 3, in a genocide "reconciliation village" April 6, 2014 in Mybo, Rwanda. 7 members of Jeanette's immediate family were killed in the 1994 genocide and she was apprehensive about moving into this planned village 8 years ago. But when her new neighbors, people who had been in prison for genocide, wept while asking for forgiveness, she was comfortable about living in Mbyo. Organized by the Prison Fellowship Rwanda in 2004, this village of 285 is where those who served time in prison for genocide now live side-by-side with people who survived the killer's 1994 rampage. One of five communities like this in Rwanda, Mbyo residents share agriculture and handicraft cooperatives and say that working together has helped with reconciliation, easing their apprehension and fostering new friendships. Rwanda is preparing to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the country's 1994 genocide, when more than 800,000 ethnic Tutsi and moderate Hutus were slaughtered over a 100 day period. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ( 483063929 )

Fredrik Kazibwemo, 45, stands in the doorway of his home in a genocide "reconciliation village" April 6, 2014 in Mybo, Rwanda. Fredrik served eight years in prison for killing nine people during the country's 1994 genocide. After moving to Mbyo, Fredrik said he was surprised when a neighbor who survived the killing offered to help pay his childrens' school fees, beginning a cycle of friendship. Organized by the Prison Fellowship Rwanda in 2004, this village of 285 is where those who served time in prison for genocide now live side-by-side with people who survived the killer's 1994 rampage. One of five communities like this in Rwanda, Mbyo residents share agriculture and handicraft cooperatives and say that working together has helped with reconciliation, easing their apprehension and fostering new friendships. Rwanda is preparing to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the country's 1994 genocide, when more than 800,000 ethnic Tutsi and moderate Hutus were slaughtered over a 100 day period. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ( 483065011 )

Silas Usengumuremyi clears a fallen tree at his home in a genocide "reconciliation village" April 6, 2014 in Mybo, Rwanda. Silas was surprised several years ago when his next door neighbor, a Hutu man who participated in the 1994 genocide, offered to pay for a casket for Silas' father, who was killed during the genocide. Organized by the Prison Fellowship Rwanda in 2004, this village of 285 is where those who served time in prison for genocide now live side-by-side with people who survived the killer's 1994 rampage. One of five communities like this in Rwanda, Mbyo residents share agriculture and handicraft cooperatives and say that working together has helped with reconciliation, easing their apprehension and fostering new friendships. Rwanda is preparing to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the country's 1994 genocide, when more than 800,000 ethnic Tutsi and moderate Hutus were slaughtered over a 100 day period. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ( 483062535 )

Anasitasia Nyirabashyitsi weaves a grass and thread bowl outside her home in a genocide "reconciliation village" April 6, 2014 in Mybo, Rwanda. Before they were married, Anasitasia said her husband helped hide her family during the 1994 genocide but did kill other Tutsis in neighboring villages, for which he went to prison. They were married after he served 8 years. Organized by the Prison Fellowship Rwanda in 2004, this village of 285 is where those who served time in prison for genocide now live side-by-side with people who survived the killer's 1994 rampage. One of five communities like this in Rwanda, Mbyo residents share agriculture and handicraft cooperatives and say that working together has helped with reconciliation, easing their apprehension and fostering new friendships. Rwanda is preparing to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the country's 1994 genocide, when more than 800,000 ethnic Tutsi and moderate Hutus were slaughtered over a 100 day period. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ( 483062547 )

A man sits as the evening sun falls over the Kicukiro District of the capital April 5, 2014 in Kigali, Rwanda. Built in hilly country in the heart of the African continent, Kigali sprawls across four ridges and the valleys in between. Rwanda is preparing to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the country's 1994 genocide, when more than 800,000 ethnic Tutsi and moderate Hutus were slaughtered over a 100 day period. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ( 483086913 )

A young woman stands in an opening of a hedgerow of a genocide "reconciliation village" April 6, 2014 in Mybo, Rwanda. Organized by the Prison Fellowship Rwanda in 2004, this village of 285 is where those who served time in prison for genocide now live side-by-side with people who survived the killer's 1994 rampage. One of five communities like this in Rwanda, Mbyo residents share agriculture and handicraft cooperatives and say that working together has helped with reconciliation, easing their apprehension and fostering new friendships. Rwanda is preparing to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the country's 1994 genocide, when more than 800,000 ethnic Tutsi and moderate Hutus were slaughtered over a 100 day period. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ( 483062539 )

Silas Usengumuremyi cleans his home in a genocide "reconciliation village" April 6, 2014 in Mybo, Rwanda. Silas was surprised several years ago when his next door neighbor, a Hutu man who participated in the 1994 genocide, offered to pay for a casket for Silas' father, who was killed during the genocide. Organized by the Prison Fellowship Rwanda in 2004, this village of 285 is where those who served time in prison for genocide now live side-by-side with people who survived the killer's 1994 rampage. One of five communities like this in Rwanda, Mbyo residents share agriculture and handicraft cooperatives and say that working together has helped with reconciliation, easing their apprehension and fostering new friendships. Rwanda is preparing to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the country's 1994 genocide, when more than 800,000 ethnic Tutsi and moderate Hutus were slaughtered over a 100 day period. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ( 483063475 )

Rwandan children listen and pray during a Sunday morning service at the Saint-Famille Catholic church, the scene of many killings during the 1994 genocide, in the capital Kigali, Rwanda Sunday, April 6, 2014. Rwanda will commemorate on Monday the 20-year anniversary of the genocide when ethnic Hutu extremists killed neighbors, friends and family during a three-month rampage of violence aimed at ethnic Tutsis and some moderate Hutus, leaving a death toll that Rwanda puts at 1,000,050. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) ( APTOPIX Rwanda Genocide Anniversary )

People worship during a Sunday service at the Chapel Mbyo on the eve of the anniversary of the 1994 genocide April 6, 2014 in Mybo, Rwanda. Rwanda is preparing to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the country's 1994 genocide, when more than 800,000 ethnic Tutsi and moderate Hutus were slaughtered over a 100 day period. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ( 483061309 )