Friends of Motherland Initiative Ubumuntu is a National Local Non-Government Organization founded in 2021 to fight against poverty, advocate for vulnerable people, and search for the welfare of the marginalized community with a focus on promoting formal and informal education, especially for vulnerable children.

How do we work?

  • Ubumuntu program focuses on voluntary charity activities and fundraisings from partners, supporters, friends, and NGOs to provide gifts, donations, material, or financial support to vulnerable children and their families.

  • Train FMI Ubumuntu members, and community volunteers for humility charity works

  • Providing parenting services to selected children (child sponsor)

  • To promote humility among the young generation

Shaped by decades of experience within Rwanda's communities and with its educators, we affect change by bringing together real-world solutions, policy expertise, sustainable financing and collaborative partnerships.

Ubumuntu Program
  • Establishment and empower Children’s Center.

  • Family development promotion through peace works.

  • Poverty reduction through capacity building and graduation.

  • Promotion of saving culture (saving groups).

  • Engagement of the young generations in responding to the climate change.

  • Talents detection and promotion

  • Fight against malnutrition.

  • Re-integration of vulnerable children into the community.

  • Helping teen mothers to integrate into small business.

  • Training youth about Sexual Reproductive Health.

  • Providing health insurance to vulnerable families.

  • Talent promotion through sports and cultural activities

Health and Social Program

Community Development

Our team

Founder and Executive Director: Bikorimana Valens
Project Officer:
Niyomugabo Venuste
Procurement Officer:
Theophile Munyaneza
Education Field Officer:
Theogene Nsabiyumva
Financial Manager:

Regis NIYOMUKIZA

Program Manager: Dushime Jean
Admin & HR Manager:
Jean Pierre Muvandimwe
IT & Communication Officer:
Alexis Iradukunda
Saving Field Officer:
Martin MUNYANEZA

Driver: Isaie NSENGIYUMVA

Environmental Field Officer:

Andre NGIZWENAYO

M & E Officer: Faida Grace
Administrative Assistant:
David NDIKUBWIMANA

Accountant:

Albertine IRABARUTA

Support Staff & Secretary:

Marie Claire MUTUYIMANA

Driver:

Jean Damascene IYAMUREMYE

“Igiti kigororwa kikiri gito.”

– Rwandan proverb