Christian Ngendahimana
President and Executive Director

Mr. NGENDAHIMANA is a Human Rights activist and peacebuilder and Founder of ISOKO for Peace and Gender Equality. Mr. NGENDAHIMANA holds 17 years’ experience in program management, monitoring and evaluation in the fields of peacebuilding, security, conflict prevention, and women and children’s rights. He has consulted with various multi-lateral, governmental and non-governmental...
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Seconde Nyanzobe
Research and Advocacy Program Officer

Mrs NYANZOBE is a human rights defender and peacebuilder, and Co-founder of ISOKO Partners for Peace and Gender Equality.  Mrs NYANZOBE started her career as trainer and coordinator of women’s programming at Search for Common Ground.  In 2006, she co-founded Fontaine-ISOKO in Burundi and served as its chairperson.  There, she designed and directed many...
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Theresa Dionne
Director of Programs and Operations

Theresa Dionne is a communications and management specialist, and has worked with ISOKO since 2016.  Theresa has extensive experience in health management and consulting, and focuses on strategizing with providers on developing approaches to improve client-centered care.  Theresa also has an extensive background in development...
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Shayne Wong
Youth Engagement & Communications Director

Shayne is a human rights and peacebuilding researcher and practitioner. She started with ISOKO as a Remote Researcher in 2019 before taking on the position of Youth Engagement Coordinator in 2021 and eventually Youth Engagement and Communications Director in 2022. Shayne has experience and knowledge in human rights advocacy around gender, youth, refugees and forced....
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NETSAI MUSHONGA
Director, Networking and Advocacy

Netsai Mushonga is currently working as a consultant in different areas such as Women, Peace and Security (WPS), human rights, gender mainstreaming as well as elections management.

From 2016-2022 Netsai was a Commissioner responsible for gender issues with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission where she was appointed in July 2016 .....
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Fidèle Rutayisire
Fidele Rutayisire is founder and Executive Director of the Rwanda Men’s Resource Center (RWAMREC) a leading Rwandan NGO that aims to promote gender equality and prevent gender-based violence through promotion of positive forms of masculinities in Rwanda. He holds a Master’s Degree in Gender and Development and a postgraduate degree in Peacebuilding...
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