[WEEKLY FILM]: Meet the young Rwandan behind the WALK TO REMEMBER

Welcome to the Survivor Series, a weekly documentary series that highlights Rwanda's resilience after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Participants at this year's Walk to Remember (Courtesy)

Welcome to the Survivor Series, a weekly documentary series that highlights Rwanda's resilience after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

You can watch this documentary all week.

Marc Gwamaka, 27, is the brain behind the Walk to Remember, an annual event that begun in 2009 in remembrance of the over one million lives lost in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

VIDEO: The Survivor Series Ep1: Marc Gwamaka -The brain behind the WALK TO REMEMBER. Source: YouTube/TheNewTimes

The Walk has attracted people from all walks of life, including international heavyweights and Rwandans both young and old.   

The New Times asks how Gwamaka founded the walk and what his inspiration was in doing so.