Survivors of Genocide

Fall is here and with it comes a renewed sense of purpose and energy.

3 Generations continues to collect survivor stories and develop our model: honoring victims of crimes against humanity and genocide by helping them share their stories with the world. The power of story-telling to heal and inspire seems to be getting the attention it deserves. Recently Melinda Gates, of The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation wrote: "I believe that sharing stories of success is one of the most important things we can do....When Bill and I travel, we have been deeply touched by personal stories of lives changed for the better." At 3 Generations we applaud her recognition of the power of stories.

We will be adding a new Tibetan story in the next few weeks and we have been developing partnerships to learn best practices for bringing stories produced to high standards to the public. 

We hope you will listen to the stories we are featuring and pass them along to your friends and social networks.

Thank you all for your support.

Things are really heating up over here at 3 Generations. And it's not just because of the summer weather in New York!

Thanks to your support we are pleased to share two new interviews on our website:

Mony Nou-Sucipto was not even 18 years old when the Khmer Rouge came to power. Her heartfelt description of what she witnessed in Cambodia is both candid and powerful.

Pin Samkhon was 19 years old when he witnessed the Cambodian genocide. His unique insight as a journalist who interviewed Pol Pot is very touching and should not be missed.

Please see links to the interviews below.

We'd like to say a special thank you to the Applied Social Research Institute of Cambodia (ASRIC) who collaborated with us on these interviews. We applaud your work and are extremely grateful for your support.

Also, new to the 3 Generations community is our intern, Alice Liou. Alice is a rising sophomore at Dartmouth College, and is extremely enthusiastic about being on our team and helping us further our mission of ending injustice through storytelling. "Working with 3 Generations has been and continues to be a wonderful opportunity," Alice says. "Not only am I able to learn, first-hand, of the sociopolitical injustices of the world, but I am also given the unique and rewarding chance to help do something about them. By narrating and spreading survivors' stories of their personal experiences in crimes against humanity, 3 Generations ignites important dialogue, illuminates otherwise clouded understanding of global atrocities, and inspires change that brings us towards fulfilling humanity's potential. As a college student, I am incredibly privileged to serve such an important cause."

We are grateful for all of your support and we hope you will continue to help us tell survivor stories. We have some projects in the works and we will be announcing them very soon. To get the latest updates, please join us on Facebook and Twitter @3generations .

Links:

• Interview with Mony Nou-Sucipto
• Interview with Pin Samkhon
• 3 Generations on Facebook