Although victims of the 1994 Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi were of all ages, the youth were disproportionately affected by the atrocities. They were drawn into the violence in three different ways: as perpetrators, victims and survivors. Today, more than thirty years after the massacres, young Rwandans born after 1994, who did not experience the genocide, are still affected, because many were born of genocidal rape, and the older survivors’ trauma persists and is transmitted across generations. This paper describes some of the ways available to young Rwandans to break out from compulsive traumatic repetitions and explores how art and architecture have been active, since the genocide, in reconciliation initiatives that include the creation and maintenance of memory sites, memorials, public spaces and youth art projects. These acts of artivism, where creative practice and activism come together, are not only keeping the memory of victims, including children, alive, but are also weapons of healing. There are six national genocide memorial sites in Rwanda, four of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. These sites play an educational role and promote a culture of peace and dialogue, address colonial legacies, and place healing in the context of transnational discourse of human rights and human dignity. Young Rwandans are imagining a future free of genocide and the Kwibuka art projects are tools for social and political change and are often community-led interventions undertaken by Rwandan youth across the country.