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Gyslaine Uwitonze

Executive Director, Umurage Growth

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Gyslaine Uwitonze

Executive Director, Umurage Growth

Gyslaine Uwitonze is a Rwandan conscious social change practitioner and the Founder and Executive Director of Umurage Growth. With a background in law and certification in Breath-Body-Mind (Level 2), she has over a decade of experience empowering women and communities in East Africa through leadership, trauma healing, and personal transformation. Formerly an East Africa Senior Program Officer at Global Grassroots, she integrates Coherent Breathwork and trauma-informed practices to support survivors of violence and social injustice. A board member of Friend Indeed, she advocates for teen mothers’ rights and facilitates cultural exchange through Roots-Expedition. Passionate about inner work, she believes personal transformation is key to meaningful social change.

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