WHO
WE ARE

MITABO NTEZIRYAYO Celestin is a world class champion for working with children, with more than 20 years of experience. His name is found on several Boards for good reason.

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He is the chairman on a number of local privet community based organizations. He is a leader of faith based Rwanda Organization. For decades, he has played a vital role in Streets Children Rehabilitation through Education and Psychological Transformation. Him with Thought Field Therapy team "TFT", have twice published the PTSD research in different Clinical Psychological Journals. He has been involved in transforming lives of the homeless people in several centers of USA, in different periods of time. He acquires very strong Humanitarian Experiences when serving PACE and Red Cross; both being International Humanitarian Organizations. Celestin is a Holder of a Bachelors of  Art in Religious, from the East Africa School of Theology and Global University. Furthermore, he has attended several international workshops and seminars.

MUSORE GAKUNZI Valery is a Criminal law and International Human Rights Specialist Lawyer. He is also a Human right activists and member of Human Right Defenders pool of lawyers in EAC.

Valery holds a Masters in Human Rights of UCL (Belgium) 2006. He has an academic and research background and he has been training members of the Rwanda Bar Association( RBA) since quite long back. He is a member of RBA Admission and Training Committee as well as the RBA Legal Issues Committee (Commission Juridique). He is a qualified trainer of the International Criminal Law by the International Development Law Organization (IDLO). He has been a judge for more than 5 years before joining the Rwanda Bar Association in 2007 and Lecturer of International Human Rights Law and Criminal Procedure Law.Me Valery has been member of High Council of Judiciary, representing the Rwanda Bar Association. He is currently a visiting lecturer at different Universities in Rwanda of Criminal and Human rights oriented disciplines such as : Substantive Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, International criminal justice system, Constitutional Law, Procedure Laws and International Human Rights Law.

BARIHUTA HABA Aime holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law and a Master’s degree of Development Studies.

He has for very long worked in the field of child promotion through non-governmental organizations such as Human and Institutional Capacity Development-Rwanda (HICD/Rwanda), Rwandan Red Cross (RRC), International Rescue Committee (IRC) and may state organs (secondary schools, local governments, MINALOC, and RGB)

UMURERWA Solange holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology, received in 2004 from the Kigali Independent University (ULK); She served in the National Public Prosecution Authority from 2010 up to now as in charge of Protection of victims and Witnesses.

She participated in various training sessions and workshops inside the country concerning the rights of victims and witnesses and ways of treating victims and witnesses.

RUSAMAZA BANOGE Caleb is an experienced project manager with more than 14 years of experience in senior managerial positions. He has experience in vast managerial roles across a range of sectors including but not limited to Education, Early Childhood Development, Child Protection, Healthy and Nutrition Livelihood, Food Security, with experience and management of donor-funded social-economic development projects.He has experience in managing people and grants from bilateral organizations such as World Vision, ChildFund, Children In Crisis/UK, Eben Ezer Ministry International, Bush Telegram Mission. The areas of expertise include material development, project management, facilitating workshops and training, partnership and networking. 

Caleb is a holder of Master degree in Business Administration/Project Management obtained from University of Lay Adventists of Kigali (UNILAK) and Bachelor degree in Education from former National University of Rwanda.  He is fluent in English, French and Swahili. 

MUGABARIGIRA Jean graduated from National University in Rwanda with a degree in History and Heritage. He also attended a school in Lucerne, Switzerland to get a degree in English. 

NYINAWINKA Diane holds a bachelor’s degree in Business administration specialized in accounting, received in 2021 from the University of Lay Adventist of Kigali (UNILAK) She served in the Saving and Credit cooperative In Rwamagana district from 2015 up to April 2023 as an Assistant Accountant and Principal Teller.

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She participated in various training sessions inside the country and Online training concerning Finance and Accounting session in Forensic Investigation Accounting (FIA).

HABIMANA Innocent is a holder of Bachelor degree in Early Childhood Education  From University of Rwanda,  College of Education.

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He served as an National trainer by Rwanda Basic Education Board(REB)in partnership with World Bank and Unicef in the field of early childhood development. He participated in a workshop of developing training manual used for training pre-primary Trainer of Trainers on how to make and use play materials, how to make teaching and learning materials which introduce STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts and Mathematic).

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He served as consultant in developing training manuals and

pre-primary teacher guide in Rwanda with VSO,KEZA Education Future Lab and REB. He participated in various   workshops of writing and validating text books of pre-primary and creative arts organized by REB. He is author and writer of picture story books for young children. Of his book is “La mort ne rien c’ est le changement d’étant de la matières”. He is author of children’s plays like Duhinge kare play. 

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KAYITARE Mugabe Samuel is an experienced educationist. He has worked in the education sector on different capacities and posts with varying roles. He worked as a teacher at Kiziguro Secondary School. Located in Gatsibo District of Eastern Province. He later joined General Inspectorate of Education (GIE) as a subject Inspector for human science courses. He has also worked with Rwanda Education Board (REB) as a Pedagogical Inspector for History, Geography and Economics. He later joined Ministry of Education as an Inspector of Education. Currently he works with parenting child Care Rwanda as a Parenting Program Officer.

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MBERABAHIZI David holds a Bachelor’s degree in French and English with Education and 1 year Continuous Professional Development Certificate in mentoring and caching from University of Rwanda, College of education (UR-C). He has been trained and worked in the field of education as an educator, educational trainer and mentor. He worked with different non-governmental organizations such as Vvob, Inspire Empower Educate Rwanda(IEE), US Peace corps, Red- Cross Rwanda.

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David has been serving not only in the domain of educator but also in social protection and inclusion such as women empowerment, gender equity and equality, SGBV, HIV prevention, counselling, first aid, Child development and entrepreneurship as a trainer and serving local communities as well as in schools.  

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