Immaculée Ilibagiza quotes
1972 – · Rwanda, 20th–21st centuries · author, motivational speaker and Catholic advocate
About Immaculée Ilibagiza
Born in 1972 in Mataba, Kibuye Prefecture, Ilibagiza hid for about 91 days during the 1994 genocide. She later worked for the United Nations, emigrated to the U.S., and in 2006 published Left to Tell. In 2007 she founded the Left to Tell Charitable Fund to help Rwandan orphans. Her work combines survivor memoir and Catholic spiritual testimony.
Works: Left to Tell; Led by Faith; Our Lady of Kibeho; The Rosary: The Prayer That Saved My Life
Quotes
“The power of forgiveness is huge; it is really big, and it can save this world.”
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- What is documented
- Ilibagiza’s memoir and interviews consistently present forgiveness as central to her survival and mission, but no primary text or dated recording has been located for this exact sentence.
- What remains uncertain
- Widely repeated online under her name but not independently verified; the wording may be a paraphrase or informal variant of her documented statements.
This line captures Immaculée Ilibagiza’s core message: forgiveness can transform personal suffering into a force for healing and social repair. It echoes her Christian faith and survival after the Rwandan genocide, though the exact wording hasn’t been found in a primary source.