I’m a student in the MSc Global Mental Health program at LSHTM and KCL. Prior to joining the MSc, I was working as a Research Associate in the Office of the Vice Chancellor at the University of Global Health Equity where most of my work was focused on child mental health and access to care issues.

My journey into global health research started at Partners In Health through the Global Health Corps fellowship program where I was involved in conducting and facilitating research on various topics including integrating health services at the primary care level, child mortality, and mental health care to name a few. I continue to be interested in finding new ways to improve the research capacity of Rwandan health care professionals and increase the quality and quantity of homegrown knowledge.

Outside of research, I have also spent time at Agahozo Shalom Youth Village, an education-centered organization that serves Rwandan orphans and vulnerable youth, creating and piloting a sexual and reproductive health curriculum for high school age students. I’m passionate about access to health care, especially as it relates to adolescents and young people accessing sexual and reproductive health and mental health services and education.