FIDELE RUTAYISIRE

Director, Organizational Development

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.  He is also a Researcher and Master trainer on Gender, Sexual and Gender based violence at the International Conference on the Great Lakes region (ICGLR) which is an intergovernmental organization working on peace and governance in 12 countries of the Great Lakes region of Africa. He is currently a board member of various national and international organizations including, Servas International, BENIMPUWE, Living Peace Rwanda, Rwanda Business Owner`s association, Community Based Sociotherapy Rwanda, Hope Assistance Foundation, and Rwanda Development Initiative. He has also been a board member of PROFEMMES TWESE HAMWE an umbrella of 53 Women’s organizations in Rwanda and the East African civil society organization forum (EACSOF). Fidele is currently based in Kigali, Rwanda and can be reached at rfidele@isokopartners.org