Mary Balikungeri

Mary  Balikungeri  is  the  Founder  and  Director  of  Rwanda Women’s Network (RWN), a non-governmental organisation (NGO)  dedicated  to  promoting  a healthy,  empowered,  and peaceful  Rwandan  society  all  through  the  promotion  and improvement  of  the  socio-economic  welfare  of  women  in Rwanda  through  enhancing  their  efforts  to  meet  their  basic needs. Prior to this, Mary worked in Geneva for the UN with UNV, Economic Commission for Europe, WHO and later joined  the World Council of Churches as the Liaison officer in the Program to Combat Racism (PCR), with a special focus then to South Africa and the Front Line States towards the release of Nelson Mandela. Linking Church Groups and Anti Apartheid Movements was the major focus.