Gilbert Rwabigwi

Gilbert Rwabigwi (born 6 January 1990) is a Rwandan social entrepreneur and blogger, who is passionate about literacy, education and social media. He is the founder of Youth Literacy Organisation (YouLI), a non-profit NGO whose mission is to advance literacy and learning in Rwanda, especially among youth between the ages of 15 and 30. Rwabigwi is also a founding partner in Ejo Group, a social enterprise that specialises in social media and digital content marketing.

Rwabigwi is a regular writer and editor at the Kigalian, an online magazine that publishes articles about trends on social media, technology, arts and culture, photography, and commentaries about Rwanda. He is also among top Rwandan influencers on Twitter and speaks at several events on issues about education, literacy, social media and culture.

Gilbert was born in Kigali. His father, Fulgence Bukaka, and mother, Alphonsine Mukahigiro, were killed during the Rwandan Genocide in 1994.

Rwabigwi was raised in Kigali, with his brothers and sisters; went to Camp Kigali Primary School and Ecole Primaire l'Horizon for his primary education. He went to Groupe Scolaire Officiel de Butare (GSOB), then Groupe Scolaire Kigombe (GSK) for his secondary education. Gilbert studied at the School of Journalism and Communication, National University of Rwanda (NUR).

He holds a self-proclaimed PhD in autodidacticism and is one of the most respected advocates for writing in Rwanda. He is the author of "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: A Collection of Poems on Genocide", first published in 2008. In 2011, he was featured on the top of a list of top 10 most important Rwandan artists to know.

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