Albert Muragijimana
Albert Muragijimana is the founder of Amasimbi African Adventures, a company that specializes in travel and tourism based in Rwanda. As an innovator, Albert has authored several short stories that teach wildlife and encourage children to read. Albert holds a bachelor’s degree in Entrepreneurship with Education and has five years of experience in entrepreneurship, education, and community development. Albert Muragijimana was the recipient of the Spark Business Plan award and Ministry of Youth award in 2015, in recognition of his innovation for promoting domestic tourism. Currently, he is a workforce readiness officer for a USAID-funded project known locally as Twiyubake, where he focuses on financial literacy, saving with education, work readiness, and micro-enterprise development training. Upon completion of the Fellowship, Albert plans to replicate lessons learned through a mobile mentorship academy as well as engage the networks formed to continue his business and so create more economic opportunities for youth.