Gilbert Rwabigwi’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Rwandan writer and social innovator
Is Writer 
Innovator 
From Rwanda 
Gender male
Birth 6 January 1990 
Age: 30 years
Star sign Capricorn

Gilbert Rwabigwi (born 6 January 1990) is a Rwandan social entrepreneur and writer who specialises in literacy, education and digital media. He is the founder of Youth Literacy Organisation (YouLI), a non-profit NGO whose mission is to foster literacy and learning as a lifelong process.

Rwabigwi the founding editor of The Kigalian, an online magazine for independent-minded writers. He is also in Ejo Group, a social enterprise that specialises in social media and digital content marketing.

Writing and Influence

Rwabigwi publishes articles regularly on The Kigalian, an independent-minded sources of ideas, stories, and profiles by writers looking to the future in Rwanda. He is also among top Rwandan influencers on Twitter and speaks at several events on issues about education, literacy, social media and culture. In 2016, Rwabigwi joined the panel of judges in Miss Rwanda as a judge at the grand finale. He announced his departure a few days ahead of the first auditions of Miss Rwanda 2019.

Birth and Parents

Gilbert was born in Kigali. His father, Fulgence Bukaka, and mother, Alphonsine Mukahigiro, were killed during the Rwandan genocide in 1994.

Education and Activism

Rwabigwi was raised in Kigali, with his brothers and sisters; went to Camp Kigali Primary School and Ecole Primaire l’Horizon for his primary education. He went to Groupe Scolaire Officiel de Butare (GSOB), then Groupe Scolaire Kigombe (GSK) for his secondary education. Gilbert studied at the School of Journalism and Communication, National University of Rwanda (NUR).

Rwabigwi is one of the most respected advocates for writing in Rwanda. He is the author of “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: A Collection of Poems on Genocide”, first published in 2008. In 2011, he was featured on the top of a list of top 10 most important Rwandan artists to know.

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