RWANDA

Known as the land of a thousand hills, Rwanda’s stunning scenery and warm, friendly people offer unique experiences in one of the most remarkable countries in the world. It is blessed with extraordinary biodiversity, with incredible wildlife living throughout its volcanoes, montane rainforest and sweeping plains.

Nibakure Community Village (NCV)

We envision a Nyamata community that is sustainable, resilient, healthy, and vibrant, where the basic needs of vulnerable children, youth and young mothers are met. 

VISION

We envision a Nyamata community that is  sustainable, resilient, healthy, and vibrant, where the basic needs of vulnerable children, youth and young mothers are met. 

MISSION

Our mission is to transform the lives of the most vulnerable children, youth, and young mothers in our community by providing comprehensive educational opportunities and supporting activities.

Commitments:

We believe in the power of this community to make sustainable changes for a better future for all of its citizens and we are committed to:

  • Assisting the community of Nyamata to thrive by improving access to education, food security, and economic opportunity; 

  • Collaborating with local stakeholders, including parents, teachers, community leaders, and organizations, to collectively improve the lives of  vulnerable children, youth, and young mothers.

  • Engaging the community by fostering ownership and participation in order to break the cycle of poverty and build a better future.

  • Providing knowledge and skills to vulnerable children, youth, and young mothers in order to further their education.

  • Providing literacy and vocational training to vulnerable children, youth, and young mothers in the community in order to build confidence and acquire skills that will enable them to pursue job opportunities.

SUSTAINABILITY

Farming

NCV Is investing in agriculture and husbandry education.

Greenhouses, outdoor vegetable gardens, fruit orchard, pigs and rabbits provide vital nutrition for NCV’s programs.

Early Childhood Development

investing in our children

Vocational Training

investing in the teen mothers in our Community

Sustainability

agriculture, livestock & husbandry

Future opportunities

drilling wells, multipurpose facility, health post

Programs in NCV

The vision for Nibakure Community Village (NCV) began in the heart of Floriane Nibakure, a native of Rwanda. She immigrated to the United States in 1988 and raised a family there. Floriane continued to feel a connection to–and compassion for–the people of Rwanda.

Meet the Team

  • Floriane Marie Nibakure

    Founder and Executive Director

    Floriane is a native of Rwanda and has lived in the US since 1988. She is fluent in Kinyarwanda, French, and English and proficient in Swahili. Floriane has attended school in Belgium; has worked as a radio broadcaster; as a freelancer for UNDP and UNICEF; and worked as an English teacher at the American Embassy in Rwanda. In the US, she has worked for Pillsbury (now General Mills); the US Embassy in Ouagadougou; 3M; St. Jude Medical; St. Paul Companies and RBC Dain Rauscher.

  • Mary Beenken

    Board Chair

    Mary Beenken is a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and currently serves as Board Chair of the NCV Board of Directors. She graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Writing from Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota) in 2012 and with her Master's of Divinity from Luther Seminary (St. Paul, Minnesota) in 2017. In 2010, Mary spent a summer as an English teacher in Rwanda, which sparked a lifelong love for the country and its people.

  • Arnaud Muhimpundu

    Director of Development

    Arnaud Muhimpundu is a Supervisor of the Comprehensive Clinical Assessment Program at St. Vincent Catholic Charities and currently serves as the Director of Development for Nibakure community Village. Arnaud graduated in 2018 with a Master’s Degree in International Development from St. Mary University in Minnesota.

  • Clint Robins

    Secretary

    Clint Robins is the son of Floriane Nibakure, the founder of Nibakure Community Village (NCV). Clint currently serves as the Secretary on NCV's Board of Directors and joined the board in 2016. Clint is a Ph.D. student in wildlife ecology at the University of Washington (UW) based in Seattle, WA. Clint received his M.S. in wildlife ecology from UW and received his B.A. in biology and environmental studies from Williams College.

  • Kim Raymond

    Vice Board Chair

    Kim Raymond is a licensed architect that owns a boutique Architectural and Interiors firm in Aspen, Colorado for the past 27 years. She is NCV’s architect, providing countless hours of consultation. She has worked passionately with the other members of the NCV Board and the staff ‘on the ground’ in Rwanda from the beginning; and with the Rwandan architect Straton Nizeyimana.

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