Jean D'Amour Mutoni (born 1986) is a Rwandan social entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO at Acts Of Gratitude (AOG), a social enterprise based in Rwanda which tackles youth unemployment through training young people, to solve problems through creating their own social enterprises.[1][2] He is also a One Young World Ambassador, a Global Health Corps member.[3][4][5]
Early life and education
editIn 1986, Mutoni was born in Ruhango in the southern province of Rwanda. He lost all of his direct family members in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, which occurred when he was only eight years of age.[6]
In 2011, as students at the University of Rwanda, Mutoni and his 12 colleagues came up with an idea of starting up that an initiative that can help them give back to the community, which led to the founding of Acts Of Gratitude (AOG).[7] In 2015, Mutoni was given a Queen's Young Leaders Award, in appreciation of his efforts in supporting young Rwandan entrepreneurs, through the Acts of Gratitude(AOG) by offering trainings to equip young people with practical social entrepreneurship skills.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ Academy, Global Innovators (2021-01-06). "The Inspiring Story of Jean D'Amour Mutoni and Acts of Gratitude". Global Innovators. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
- ^ "Our team". Acts Of Gratitude. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Acts of Gratitude and Unloc: Equipping young people with practical social entrepreneurship skills". www.queenscommonwealthtrust.org. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
- ^ "Chief Executive | Staff | Meet the Team | About | Social Enterprise Academy". www.socialenterprise.academy. Archived from the original on 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
- ^ "QCT Delivers Grants to 5 OYW Ambassador Projects | One Young World". www.oneyoungworld.com. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
- ^ "Mutoni's long journey from Ruhango to Buckingham Palace". The New Times | Rwanda. 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
- ^ "The essence of nurturing young entrepreneurs". The New Times | Rwanda. 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
- ^ www.igihe.org. "Umwamikazi Elizabeth yashimiye Mutoni ku bwo guteza imbere urubyiruko rwo mu Rwanda". IGIHE. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
- ^ Mayira, David. "Ibyo wamenya kuri Jean d'Amour wo mu Ruhango winjiye mu ngoro y'Umwamikazi Elizabeth akaba yongeye kumuhamagara akamushimira - Inyarwanda.com". inyarwanda.com. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
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