Consolee Nishimwe

Consolee Nishimwe is an Author, a Motivational Speaker and a survivor of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda when she was fourteen years old. She suffered physical and emotional torture during her three months in hiding and miraculously survived with her mother and younger sister.

Today, Consolee is a committed speaker on the genocide, a defender of women rights and an advocate for other genocide survivors.

Consolee released her memoir Tested to the Limit: A Genocide Survivor’s Story of Pain, Resilience and Hope.

In recognition of her courage and accomplishments, Consolee was awarded the 2013 ASALH (The Study of African American Life and History) Living Legacy Award , What better looks like Award, and the recognition award from New York City Council. She was hailed by the Together for Girls Organization in SAFE Magazine Issue #1, as one of 50 Global Heroes who help stop sexual violence against children.

Consolee has been featured on FOX 5 TV New York, The Huffington Post, Al Jazeera America, Voice of America, UN Africa Renewal Magazine, The Atlantic, Time Magazine, Women's Media Center, The Salt Lake Tribune, Observer, several radio programmes and University newspapers and other media outlets worldwide.

Consolee has appeared as a panelist, speaker at the United Nations, educational institutions, faith-based communities, conferences and more. She has also addressed the UN General Assembly.

Consolee currently lives in New York.

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