Jean-Marie Nkurunziza is the MenCare Regional Programme Specialist. He is committed to promoting gender equality, ending gender-based violence, spreading HIV/AIDS awareness and improving men’s participation in care work, caregiving, and gender equitable parenting in his community and around the world.
He holds a Degree in Arts and Social Sciences from the University of Burundi, an Honours Degree at Stellenbosch University, and a master’s degree at the University of the Western Cape. His training includes Gender Equality, HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, Gender Media, Political Economy, and a Diploma in Project Management and Counselling. Jean-Marie is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Western Cape.
Jean-Marie’s involvement in activism started in 1999 when he joined the Burundi Red Cross youth group as a volunteer. He started working with refugees and migrants in South Africa with Jubilee South Africa and later the Bienvenue Shelter in Johannesburg. He is fluent in French, Kirundi, Swahili and English.
