A remarkable new computer software programme is being piloted to teach children about the genocide, about citizenship and about the tough choices adults often have to make.<\/p>\n
The new simulation – it sounds wrong to call it a computer game given the subject matter – runs a series of dilemmas similar to those the UN peacekeepers faced during the genocide. <\/p>\n
An informant tells the students, who play the role of UN officers, that hidden arms caches are about to be distributed to Rwandan government militiamen who may commit genocide.<\/p>\n
The students have several choices. Do they risk confrontation and raid the arms caches? Or should they ask for advice from UN headquarters in New York? <\/p>\n
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