Alice Niyonkuru

Alice Niyonkuru has over three years’ experience working on diverse projects focused on community development. Currently, she is the office director at Long Miles Coffee Project and is responsible for human resources, bookkeeping, general administration, and overseeing company agenda management. Outside of her professional work, she has recently conducted Burundi’s First Annual Career Fair, which helped empower and orient the youth with a goal to pursue after their studies. Her vision is to contribute to the eradication of extreme poverty in Burundi, empower the impoverished, providing hope and seeing a healed nation. Alice excels in organizational and interpersonal skills. Alice Niyonkuru holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations with a concentration in Development Studies and a minor in Psychology from the United States International University Africa. Upon completion of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, Alice plans to continue her work in youth empowerment through the Annual Career Fair Project.