Bjorn Sundeby, a swedish entrepreneur and author, never expected to write a book about a country he never thought he would visit. However, after a visit to Rwanda in 2017 to explore sustainable, long-term business opportunities in the Edtech field, he returned home with an idea to write a book.

The book, entitled "Rwanda: The Country That Was Reborn," was published in 2019 and features testimonies from three Rwandans who survived the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. They are; Lyse Mutoni, Josee Butera and Devota Mukeshimana, who currently lives in Sweden.

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In his book, Sundeby highlights Rwanda&039;s journey from hatred and loss into hope and remarkable progress, from ruins to global leadership in gender equality and environmental work. He believes that the world must not make the same mistake as it did in 1994, and that the history of Rwanda must not be forgotten or silenced.

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Sundeby hopes that his book will be used in schools to complement other teaching materials in subjects such as social science and history. He received an award from the Stockholm Culture Committee last week, which praised his book for its richly detailed and empathetic portrait of Rwanda's journey from tragedy to renewal.

"I am very honoured to receive this award and writing the book was the obvious thing to do after my first visit to Rwanda , which was very emotional. It is a country full of hope, resolution and faith in the future, thanks to the people who are making it what it is today! I personally fell in love with Rwanda and its people,” he remarked when receiving the award.

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Sundeby's EdTech Hub is a global research partnership, whose goal is to empower people by giving them the evidence they need to make decisions about technology in education.