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Rosette Nkundimfura | From Survival To Governance
Rosette Nkundimfura is the Founder and Executive Director of the Girls Leaders Forum (GLF), anorganization she established in 2012 while serving as a student leader at university. GLF operates across more than 20 universities and 10 high schools in Rwanda, focusing on empowering girls through leadership,sexual and reproductive health education, economic empowerment, and values-based development. Through GLF, Rosette has contributed to the transformation of many young women’s lives. One notable example is a young woman she mentored who initially lacked confidence and did not believe she couldtake on leadership roles. With guidance and encouragement, the young woman became a class representative, later rose to vice president of the student union, and eventually built a successful career asa journalist. GLF addresses key challenges faced by girls and young women, including low self -esteem, lack of mentorship, economic dependence, and exposure to sexual exploitation and corruption. The organization equips girls with leadership skills, confidence, and practical knowledge to navigate these challenges. Its core approach emphasizes raising girls who are “smart, strong, and spirited”, ensuring they areacademically capable, resilient, and able to advocate for themselves and others.
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KAMUSONI Ingrid | From Survival To Governance
"In Burundi, the law exists. But for women and girls especially the youngest ones the law has rarely spoken loudly enough. Kamusoni Ingrid decided to make it speak." Ingrid has spent over twelve years as Executive Secretary of the AFB the Association for the Promotion of the Burundian Girl an organization dedicated to gender equality, women's empowerment, and the protection of adolescent girls' rights. A jurist by training, she brought to her activism something rare : the ability to translate legal frameworks into lived realities for the most vulnerable. Under her leadership, the flagship project Abakaburiraterambere Women as Catalysts for Sustainable Development reached more than 2,300 women and girls. One hundred and thirty-five income generating initiatives were supported. Community early-warning networks were built from the ground up designed to prevent, detect, and report violence against women before it became irreversible. Between 2022 and 2025, through the RHRN2 programme, Ingrid led comprehensive sexuality education for over 2,800 adolescents and young people. One hundred and two school clubs of young leaders were created safe spaces where girls learn that their bodies, their voices, and their futures belong to them. Awareness campaigns reached parents, educators, and community leaders, shifting the conversation around early pregnancy from shame to structural responsibility. "When a girl drops out of school because she is pregnant, that is not a personal failure. That is a systemic failure. My work is to change the system one community, one club, one girl at a time." Through every programme she has designed, every network she has built, every girl she has equipped with knowledge and confidence, Kamusoni Ingrid has done more than defend rights. She has built the structures that make rights real and in doing so, she has become one of Burundi's most important voices for equality, dignity, and lasting social change.
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Between Two Battles | From Survival To Governance
Nadine Sayiba Mbila, lawyer, gender expert, and founder of Cabinet Nadine Sayiba et Associés (CNSA), plays tennis at a court in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on February 13, 2026. Away from the courtroom and conference rooms where she fights daily for the rights of women and victims of sexual violence in one of the world's most active conflict zones, Sayiba Mbila finds in sport a space of discipline, resilience, and renewal. For a legal defender who navigates the complexities of transitional justice, mining law, and gender advocacy in a region still scarred by decades of armed conflict, the tennis court offers a rare moment of personal balance a reminder that behind every public battle for justice stands a woman who must also preserve her own strength to keep fighting. As eastern DRC continues to draw international attention amid fragile ceasefire negotiations, advocates like Sayiba Mbila remain the backbone of a civil society determined to ensure that peace, when it comes, is built on justice. ©Isaac Bujirwa | Sote Pamoja DRC & FCRJ London
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Her Voice, Their Lives | From Survival To Governance
Dr. Elisabeth Mishika, founder of the Fondation Elisabeth Mishika (FEM), addresses participants during a breast and cervical cancer awareness session in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on March 21, 2026. Speaking with urgency and conviction, Dr. Mishika challenges deeply rooted stigmas that prevent women in eastern DRC from seeking timely medical care stigmas compounded by years of conflict, displacement, and the systematic collapse of public health services in North Kivu. The World Health Organization estimates that over 70% of cancer deaths in low-income countries occur due to late-stage diagnosis, a reality Dr. Mishika has dedicated her career to reversing. ©Isaac Bujirwa | Sote Pamoja DRC & FCRJ London
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Godelieve MUKASARASI | From Survival To Governance
Godelieve Mukasarasi is a Rwandan peacebuil- der and the founder and president of SEVOTA, an organization dedicated to supporting women and children affected by the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Deeply shaped by the suffering she witnessed after the genocide, she committed her life to helping widows, survivors of sexual violence, and vulnerable children rebuild their lives with dignity and hope. Through SEVOTA, she has led initiatives focused on trauma healing, reconciliation, women’s empowerment, and community rebuilding across Rwanda. Under her leadership, many women have regained economic independence, become community leaders, and actively contributed to peace and social cohesion. Her work also promotes women’s rights, equality, and long-term peacebuil- ding through grassroots action and community dia- logue. Recognized for her resilience, compassion, and leadership, Godelieve Mukasarasi continues to advocate for unity, justice, and collective healing, inspiring communities to transform pain into strength and social change.
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KAMUSONI Ingrid 2 | From Survival To Governance
My work is to change the system one community, one club, one girl at a time." Through every programme she has designed, every network she has built, every girl she has equipped with knowledge and confidence, Kamusoni Ingrid has done more than defend rights.