Eugenie Mukeshimana Founder and CEO

Ms. Eugenie Mukeshimana is one of few Social Entrepreneur women who transformed the country of Rwanda and put it in the lead all nations with the highest female representatives in any government in the world.

In the aftermath of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsis, Eugenie had to rebuild her life from the scratch. The responsibility of raising her newborn daughter as a single mother, gave her an incentive to rise above and beyond survivorship. She is a pioneer of privately owned Waste Management and Sanitation Service companies in Rwanda where, in 1999, she founded and managed Kigali Cleaning Services to tackle environmental, sanitation, and waste management problems in the city of Kigali, while creating jobs for hundred of unemployed women in the city.

In 2001, Eugenie moved to the USA to start a new life journey. She attended The College of St. Rose in Albany, New York, where she earned a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Social Work. Shocked by the lack of knowledge about the genocide that nearly wiped out her entire family among her classmates and teachers, Eugenie began to publicly speak about her experiences during the genocide. Nine years later, her story has been heard by thousands of students and community members throughout the country.

From listening to hundreds of teachers and students she met through her public appearances, Eugenie learned of a growing desire among students to learn more about global issues. She responded by creating Rwanda Consulting LLC, a social enterprise company with a vision to develop an oral tradition-based  lesson plans module to reactivate interest in global education, and contribute to global learning by facilitating development, access and distribution of education materials to teachers and students worldwide. The company also provides cross-cultural sensitivity training services to human services providers.

In 2010 Eugenie funded Genocide Survivors Support Network, a Nonprofit organization that helps genocide survivors in diaspora rebuild their lives and educate the world about the the crime of genocide. Eugenie has a combined experience of over 14 years in Social Services, mostly working with displaced families both in Rwanda and the USA. She is also a frequent panelist on issues of genocide education, conflict transformation, women empowerment, community building, Trauma and grief counseling, as well as youth character development. She is a resident of South Orange Township in New Jersey.