Rosette NKUNDIMFURA is an Assistant Lecturer at the University of Rwanda, Center for Gneder studies in the Master’s program and a PhD Student in Peace, Security and Conflict Studies in the University of Rwanda in Partnership with Gothenburg University in Sweden. She holds a Master’s Degree of Social Sciences in Gender and Development from University of Rwanda, in the Center for Gender Studies and a Bachelor’s degree in Political and Administrative Sciences from National University of Rwanda.
Rosette worked for GOPA worldwide consultant as Gender and Inclusion Expert; former Capacity Development Officer at Profemme Twese Hamwe, a former Gender Specialist at Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Rwanda and supporting programmes aimed at reducing the gender inequalities. Rosette is the Founder and Legal Representative of Girls’ Leaders Forum (GLF) which unites all Girls’ Leaders in 20 Universities and Higher Learning Institution and 5 Secondary schools in Rwanda and the Vice –President of Network for Sustainable Economic Development Organizations (NSEDO). She believes that Girls of Virtues becomes women of substance.
Prior to that, she has also been serving as Gender Mainstreaming Officer in charge of Governance Cluster in the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion whereby she contributed building capacities of women, Men, CSOs, Private Sector, Religious Leaders and couples. She also served as Gender commissioner and advocate for girls’ empowerment at National University of Rwanda Student Union. In addition to that, she is the Co-Founder of Omega Empowered Women Cooperative in Rwanda.
Rosette has firmly contributed to the researches, design and implementation of programs for Advocacy for women’s rights; Women Economic empowerment and gender equality promotion; Peace building; Partnerships building; She has also contributed to the implementation of different national, regional and International instruments for gender equality promotion in Rwanda.