Meet our Teachers
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Aline Irasubiza
Top Class Teacher
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Bertin Kora Mukiza
Middle Class Teacher
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Clarisse Uwingeneye
Baby Class Teacher
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Ange Divine Ishimwe
Assistant Teacher
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Hadidja Nzamukosha
School Caretaker
Meet our Staff
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Laurence Yankurije
Village Manager
Laurence is in charge of the day-to-day operations at NCV. She is from Mayange Sector, Bugesera District. She has worked for NCV since 2023. Laurence’s extensive professional history includes: working with the NGOs Food for the Hungry International and Itabweho, serving as a health promoter, and working in trauma counseling. Her vocation is helping vulnerable people and her passions include prayer and dancing. Laurence is training to be an evangelist in the Pentecostal church. -
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Safari Pierre
Head of Logistics
Safari drives, goes to the market, and does just about anything else that needs doing around NCV! Originally from the Nyamagabe District, Safari has worked for NCV since 2011. Prior to joining the NCV team, he worked in vehicle maintenance and mining before becoming a freelance driver. He loves driving and keeps us safe on Rwanda’s sometimes-wild roads.
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Serapie Mukambungo
Head of Hospitality
Serapia makes sure everyone at NCV is well fed and the facilities are well kept. She is originally from Nyamirambo and has been with NCV since 2011. Before coming to NCV she worked as a market vendor. She used to love working in the market but her real passions are working with children and praying. -
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Emmanuel Mbonigaba
Kitchen Manager
Emmanuel works in the kitchen preparing breakfast and lunch for our students. Even though his main duties are in the kitchen, he is happy to fill in wherever needed at NCV and took care of the cows when we had them. He is from Rweru Sector, Bugesera, and worked for NCV from 2017 to 2020 before joining us again in 2023. He has previously worked as a bicycle taxi operator. He loves children, his wife, and to see his family doing well.
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Bella Nishimwe
Kitchen Assistant
Bella helps in the kitchen during the week and takes care of it by herself on the weekends. She is originally from Burundi and she has been with NCV since 2026. Working in our the kitchens is her first job, and she has been a great help since she arrived at NCV. She loves school and learning and hopes to continue her education soon.
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Damascene Bazampira
Handyman
Damascene works all over NCV taking care of small repairs and helping out wherever it is needed. He is originally from Gicumbi District and joined the NCV staff in 2025. Prior to coming to NCV he worked odd-jobs as a day laborer, and has an interest in small animal husbandry in his spare time.
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Sylvain Habimana
Animal Caretaker
Sylvain takes care of NCV’s livestock but is happy to help out in other ways. He is originally from Musanze and has been with NCV since 2020. Before coming to NCV he worked as a vendor, but here he is able to follow his passion for agriculture and animal husbandry.
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Albert Ngabonziza
Gardener
Albert is responsible for keeping our grounds beautiful and productive. He also fills in as security when needed. He is from Huye and his been with NCV since 2022. He has always worked as a gardener, which is his hobby at home as well, and we are blessed to have his expertise at NCV.
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Vincent Munyeshyaka
Orchard Caretaker
Vincent works on NCV’s agricultural programs taking care of the Orchard, Gardens, and Greenhouses. He is a Cyeru local born and raised in Bugesera. He came to NCV in 2023 after working as a farmer. In his spare time he enjoys being a vendor.
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Ildephonse Ndayambaje
Orchard Caretaker
Ndayambaje helps maintain NCV’s extensive orchards and oversee our annual plantings and harvests. He is a Bugesera local who came to NCV in 2014. Before coming to us he farmed for himself, and we are happy to have his passion for agriculture and farming helping us here at NCV.
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Jean Bangirinama
Security Guard
Jean is originally from Burundi, and he first came to work for NCV in 2016 and joined the staff again in 2026. Apart from NCV he has worked as a bicycle taxi operator and as a security guard. He likes farming in his spare time and enjoys working as a vendor when he has things to sell.
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Jean De Dieu Karekezi
Security Guard
As part of the security team Karekezi keeps NCV safe and sound. He is originally from Gatsibo in the Northern Province and came to NCV in 2011. Before NCV he worked in animal husbandry and as a vendor. He takes pride in his work and loves to see NCV’s success.
In addition to our regular staff, NCV hires many short-term workers in our orchards and for on-going projects to improve our infrastructure, making us a significant source of employment for our community.
Meet our Board of Directors
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Floriane Marie Nibakure
Founder and Executive Director
Floriane is a native of Rwanda and has lived in the United States since 1988. She is fluent in Kinyarwanda, French, and English and proficient in Swahili. Floriane attended school in Belgium and has worked as a radio broadcaster, a freelancer for UNDP and UNICEF, and 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. The staff at NCV fondly call her “mom,” and in addition to her NCV family, she is the proud mother of two adult children and grandmother to two grandchildren who live in the United States.
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Mary Beenken
Board of Directors Chair
Mary Beenken is a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). She first visited Rwanda during a college summer in 2010, which sparked a lifelong love of the country and its people. Since that first visit, she has been blessed to return to Rwanda twice, spending the majority of her time at NCV. She joined the board of NCV in 2018 and is proud of how the organization and the community it serves have transformed over the years. Her interests include community organizing, gardening, and writing. She has lived all over the United States but now resides in Peoria, Illinois with her husband, dog, and three cats.
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Arnaud Muhimpundo
Director
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.
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Clint Robins
Director
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.
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Kim Raymond
Director
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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Kelly Kabeho
Director
Kelly Kabeho was born and raised in Rwanda, where the values of community service and giving back were instilled early on through her mother’s nonprofit work. Her academic journey later took her to France and the United States, experiences that opened new doors and strengthened her commitment to education as a pathway to opportunity. She holds an Associate’s Degree in Business Administration and is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Supply Chain Management.
Kelly works as an Escalation Specialist for a leading U.S. e-commerce company in the home space. Alongside her career, she has gained experience in youth development, having worked in summer camps from age 15 to 20. Fluent in French, English, Spanish, and Kinyarwanda, Kelly brings global perspective and deep cultural roots to her role. She views serving on the board of NCV as a meaningful opportunity to give back to the country that shaped her by helping to open doors for others just as education opened doors for her.
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Johan Brusten
Director
Johan Brusten is a retired educator. He holds a Master’s Degree in Science and Education and has worked in Africa and Southeast Asia as a teacher, teacher trainer, curriculum developer, and advisor to education authorities at the District, Province, and National level. While he has spent most of his career in Rwanda, his work has also taken him to Burundi, Ghana, Myanmar, and Cambodia. Since 2022 he has lived on-site at NCV for part of the year, helping to coordinate village activities and liaise with board members around the world.
