Umuhoza Rugema Fidela

Fidela is Rwandan Feminist, who holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. Through her passion and skills, she created an advocating organization aiming at the holistic, mental, spiritual, financial, and social empowerment of women particularly teen mothers. Through activities teen mothers have been trained to be self-independent by making income in the community through wood crafting. This initiative is purposely to enhance the competence of primary health care providers to recognize and treat mental health consequences of domestic violence, sexual abuse, and acute and chronic stress in women.

She is also currently working with a social enterprise called DUKATAZE, which aims to empower young women mentally, socially, economically to fight unintended pregnancies in Rwanda.