Twenty-five years ago, this serene neighborhood in northern Rwanda was caught up in the horrific genocide, which took more than 800,000 lives across the country.

Today, a group of women and men are gathered at the same area that saw such violence, but now they dance and sing. Just days before Rwanda commemorated 25 years since the end of the genocide, these women and men – all community health workers – are gathered to celebrate the advances they have made in their communities, saving lives through treatment and prevention of diseases. Rarely has a country recovered so quickly after a catastrophe and made such progress.