WORLD TAEKWONDO COUNCIL BIOGRAPHY

Education

• Business Administration

Career / Occupation

• Founder and Legal Representative, Board member of the Rwanda National Olympic and sports committee, International Olympic Committee (IOC) member; President of The Global Observatory for Gender Equality & Sport.

Sports Practiced

• Aerobics

Sports Administration

• Former President of women football commission in the Rwanda football federation
• Executive board member of the Rwandan National Olympic and sports committee
• Former vice president of the Rwandan national Olympic & Sports committee

Sports Career / Accomplishment

• First woman activist to bring change of mind set by breaking culture norms regarding women sports.
• Pioneering in establishing the first organization that empowers women through sports (AKWOS)
• The first woman elected as president of women football commission in the Rwanda football federation
• The first and only Rwandan woman to be elected as IOC Member

Awards and Distinctions

• ASHOKA FELLOW AWARD
• IOC WOMEN AND SPORTS AWARD 2016 (African continent)
• Association Internationale des Maires Francophones (AIMF) Award 2018

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