Ishimwe Yvette

Yvette Ishimwe is a young social entrepreneur with experience running social innovative water supply company. She is the founder and CEO of IRIBA WATER Group Ltd, a company that offers authentic innovative solutions for household water shortage in Rwanda, and drinkable water treatment systems to institutions and individuals to help them access safe drinking water easily. Yvette holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management with a focus in Logistics and Operations from Southern New Hampshire University. She is a fellow of YALI RLC East Africa 2015, an initiative by President Barack Obama. Yvette has been awarded by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth of England at the Buckingham Palace in 2017 in recognition of the positive impact her initiative of IRIBA is bringing to the community. She has been selected as a global young water fellow in 2017 organized by Young Water Solutions Organization. Yvette served as the 2nd Vice president in the Chamber of Young Entrepreneurs in Private Sector Federation in Rwanda from 2016-2017. Her ongoing mission is about embracing herself in the business world and social entrepreneurship, for a purpose of transforming Africa through innovative problems solving ideas that will leave a positive legacy to Africa's future generations. Besides, Yvette is the believer and follower of Jesus Christ.