Frank Kayitare is the Interpeace Country Representative. He has 10+ years’ experience in international development and democracy support field; and has contributed to policy reform processes in more than 15 African countries as well as to programme development and/or in-country technical assistance in Haiti, Nepal, the Netherlands and Sweden. In his current position, he is committed to supporting the Rwandan society in rebuilding their mental and socioeconomic resilience as well as strengthening social cohesion and reconciliation.

Dr. Darius Gishoma is the Mental Health Division Manager at RBC. For the last ten years, he has been involved in training of mental health professionals in Rwanda at different levels: Mental Health Nurses, Psychologists, General Practioners, Counselors and nonprofessional volunteers. Dr. Darius Gishoma has had research interests in treatment development and evaluation of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Depression and Substance Abuse, Global Mental Health, Maternal and Child Mental Health and Community-based interventions. He has been a member of the Rwanda National Ethics Committee

Dr. Claudine Uwera Kanyamanza is MINUBUMWE Psychotherapist analyst. She is a former lecturer and researcher at the University of Rwanda. She has expertise in conducting therapies focusing on children, adolescents, youth, parents and families.

Dr. Joseph Ryarasa Nkurunziza is a medical doctor, public health practitioner and a social justice activist with over 17 years of experience in the civil society sector. Nkurunziza is the co-founder and executive director of Never Again Rwanda. He is the Chairperson of the Rwanda Civil Society Platform.

Sandra Shenge is the Aegis Trust Director of Programmes. Her expertise focuses on developing and implementing action-oriented decision-making systems and she has worked at operating and strategic levels where her various interventions are guided by the aspiration to provide reliable and quality information to public, private or civil society spheres.