Mrs. Jeannette Kagame is the Chairperson of Imbuto Foundation, an organisation born of an earlier project for the Protection and Care of Families against HIV/AIDS.

Imbuto Foundation contributes to generational improvements in health, education, youth, and economic empowerment in Rwanda.

Mrs Kagame is also the Chairperson of Unity Club, an organization founded in 1996 after the Genocide against the Tutsi. It comprises current and former members of Government and their spouses, to promote social cohesion and sustainable development in Rwanda.

Mrs Kagame is a founding member of the Organization of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS and for Development (OAFLAD), serving as its President from 2004 -2006.

Mrs. Jeannette Kagame, who holds a Business and Management Science degree, is a Paul Harris Fellow, an honorary member of the Kigali-Virunga Rotary Club, Patron of the SOS Children’s Home and co-founder of Green Hills Academy, a top Rwandan school.

The First Lady personifies an active, passionate devotion to uplifting the lives of the most vulnerable, particularly widows, orphans of the genocide against the Tutsi and underprivileged families.

She is a staunch advocate for Girls’ Education, and HPV vaccination in the fight against cervical cancer.