About Us
Rwandan Youth Development and Voluntary Organization is local non-governmental, non-profit, community based organization, whose main goals are health empowerment and promoting sustainable development through public health service delivery and community social developmental activities.
We believe that through our creative and Innovative solutions we can improve health inequalities by addressing social determinants.
We are dedicated to improve the life standards of underprivileged, unrepresented and underestimated community for development.
Our Core Values
Innovation and Creativity
We believe in creative and innovative health solutions in tackling health inequalities.
Professionalism
We recognize the importance of maintaining transparency of our actions and assuring that all matters are handled with the utmost of professionalism.
Integrity
We abide by national and international standards.
Rwandan Youth Development and Voluntary Organization is local non-governmental, non-profit, community based organization, whose main goals are health empowerment and promoting sustainable development through public health service delivery and community social developmental activities.
We believe that through our creative and Innovative solutions we can improve health inequalities by addressing social determinants.
We are dedicated to improve the life standards of underprivileged, unrepresented and underestimated community for development.
Our Core Values
Innovation and Creativity
We believe in creative and innovative health solutions in tackling health inequalities.
Professionalism
We recognize the importance of maintaining transparency of our actions and assuring that all matters are handled with the utmost of professionalism.
Integrity
We abide by national and international standards.
President
Dr. Jean Damascene UWIZEYIMANA (MD, MPH).
Dr. Jean Damascene UWIZEYIMANA is a medical doctor in Rwanda, the founder and the current president of Rwandan Youth Development and Voluntary Organization (RWAYDAVO). He has chosen to work in the community and he feels very happy working in advocacy issues. This is natural in his life, and always has been. This idea comes from his experience because he started working within the community since 2008. Since then, have had the opportunities to acquire experience working with youth and the underserved communities and he identified that many projects don’t target the whole community, and the poorest are usually forgotten. To deal with this issue, he founded RWAYDAVO.
He is highly skilled medical professional with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital and clinical laboratory industry in the infectious disease area. Public health physician successful at leveraging career experience to enhance project organizational productivity and efficiency by effectively directing and supporting operations, services and solutions. A goal-oriented professional with a strong expertise in clinical research and healthcare systems strengthening and offering more than four years of combined leadership and management experiences from working with institutions including hospitals, Ministries of Health, donors as well as international and local non-governmental public health implementing partners, universities, and multilateral organizations in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.
Dr. Jean Damascene UWIZEYIMANA (MD, MPH).
Dr. Jean Damascene UWIZEYIMANA is a medical doctor in Rwanda, the founder and the current president of Rwandan Youth Development and Voluntary Organization (RWAYDAVO). He has chosen to work in the community and he feels very happy working in advocacy issues. This is natural in his life, and always has been. This idea comes from his experience because he started working within the community since 2008. Since then, have had the opportunities to acquire experience working with youth and the underserved communities and he identified that many projects don’t target the whole community, and the poorest are usually forgotten. To deal with this issue, he founded RWAYDAVO.
He is highly skilled medical professional with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital and clinical laboratory industry in the infectious disease area. Public health physician successful at leveraging career experience to enhance project organizational productivity and efficiency by effectively directing and supporting operations, services and solutions. A goal-oriented professional with a strong expertise in clinical research and healthcare systems strengthening and offering more than four years of combined leadership and management experiences from working with institutions including hospitals, Ministries of Health, donors as well as international and local non-governmental public health implementing partners, universities, and multilateral organizations in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.
General Secretary
Dr. Mahoro Arlette (MD).
She is a certified young woman medical doctor in Rwanda. She has been involved in many different programs which include the following: hygiene water and sanitation; drug policy and harm reduction; reproductive health; HIV and social welfare; and gender empowerment. In addition, she supported numerous campaigns, including Global handwashing day, Women’s day, Malaria day, world AIDS day and a peace education campaign in the Rulindo district.
Dr. Mahoro Arlette (MD).
She is a certified young woman medical doctor in Rwanda. She has been involved in many different programs which include the following: hygiene water and sanitation; drug policy and harm reduction; reproductive health; HIV and social welfare; and gender empowerment. In addition, she supported numerous campaigns, including Global handwashing day, Women’s day, Malaria day, world AIDS day and a peace education campaign in the Rulindo district.
Legal Advisor
Dr. Zikamabahari Jean De Dieu .
Dr. Zikamabahari is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, University of Kigali, where he teaches Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Public and Private International Law, International Criminal Law, International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.
Prior to joining University of Kigali, Dr Zikamabahari was a Senior Lecturer at Kigali Independent University (ULK) where he served in various capacities including Legal Advisor, Head of Department and Director of Quality and, previously, served as a Judge of the Primary Court. Jean de Dieu secured his Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Rwanda in 2007, his LLM from the University of Cape Town (2010) and LLD from North-West University/South Africa (2015). Dr Zikamabahari has published extensively and is a member of the Rwanda Bar Association.
Dr. Zikamabahari Jean De Dieu .
Dr. Zikamabahari is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, University of Kigali, where he teaches Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Public and Private International Law, International Criminal Law, International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.
Prior to joining University of Kigali, Dr Zikamabahari was a Senior Lecturer at Kigali Independent University (ULK) where he served in various capacities including Legal Advisor, Head of Department and Director of Quality and, previously, served as a Judge of the Primary Court. Jean de Dieu secured his Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Rwanda in 2007, his LLM from the University of Cape Town (2010) and LLD from North-West University/South Africa (2015). Dr Zikamabahari has published extensively and is a member of the Rwanda Bar Association.
International Relations Officer
Jean d'Amour Mazimpaka.
Jean d'Amour Mazimpaka. Is sensitive to Humanitarian projects.
has grown up as orphan since early age after he lost his family in Genocide in Rwanda. He has Grown up in underprivileged community. Later he has developed skills, has experience in international relation , and has played numerous roles related to international affairs at International Federation of Medical Student's for Rwanda( IFMSA).
Former President of Rwanda Student's surgical Society and the society unrolled projects to booster health in Rwanda.
Human Rights Trainer of New Human Rights Trainers at IFMSA, trains and Advocates for changes together with other youth in Rwanda.
Pursuing his university studies in health abroad in Switzerland, continue to believes that Health is a universal basic Human right for the Human gender and participate actively in European health based projects for countries like Iraq, Jordania, Mozambique, Romania. Uganda, Siria, Tanzania, He is in charge of INTERNATIONAL Affairs for RWAYDAVO.
Jean d'Amour Mazimpaka.
Jean d'Amour Mazimpaka. Is sensitive to Humanitarian projects.
has grown up as orphan since early age after he lost his family in Genocide in Rwanda. He has Grown up in underprivileged community. Later he has developed skills, has experience in international relation , and has played numerous roles related to international affairs at International Federation of Medical Student's for Rwanda( IFMSA).
Former President of Rwanda Student's surgical Society and the society unrolled projects to booster health in Rwanda.
Human Rights Trainer of New Human Rights Trainers at IFMSA, trains and Advocates for changes together with other youth in Rwanda.
Pursuing his university studies in health abroad in Switzerland, continue to believes that Health is a universal basic Human right for the Human gender and participate actively in European health based projects for countries like Iraq, Jordania, Mozambique, Romania. Uganda, Siria, Tanzania, He is in charge of INTERNATIONAL Affairs for RWAYDAVO.
