Nationality British Alma mater King's College London | Name Rene Mugenzi Education King's College London | |
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Profession Social Innovation Executive | ||
Na n'ubu inzara irakibasiye bamwe mu banyarwanda. Kuki nta ngamba nyazo ubutegetsi bufata?
Rene Claudel Mugenzi (born 13 April 1976) is a British community and social development practitioner, human rights activist, community organiser and politician.
Contents
- Na nubu inzara irakibasiye bamwe mu banyarwanda Kuki nta ngamba nyazo ubutegetsi bufata
- Early life and education
- Community and social development work
- Political activities
- Human rights activism
- Publications
- References
He stood as a Parliamentary Candidate for Poplar and Limehouse in The United Kingdom General Election of 2015 which was held on 7 May 2015. He represented the Red Flag Anti-Corruption political party.
Early life and education
Rene Mugenzi was born in Pyatigorsk, Russia to Rwandan parents. He grew up in Rwanda until age of 18 when he left his native country fleeing genocide and massacres. In 1997, at the age of 21, he moved to the UK, where he has been living since.
He studied physics and astrophysics in King's College London. He also studied organising for social and community development at London Metropolitan University.
Mugenzi is a fluent speaker of English, French, Swahili and Kinyarwanda.
Community and social development work
Mugenzi is a community support and social innovation development executive. He has been granted Lifetime Membership of the Millennium Awards Fellowship and nominated as a Tower Hamlets community hero, in recognition of his achievements in contributing in improving the quality of lives of local people, through developing and empowering innovative community development projects and services. Mugenzi has also won various community awards such as Community Champion and UnLtd awards.
Mugenzi has developed and teaches various community support methods and social innovation development for community, voluntary and statutory sector. As a social and community development practitioner, he has worked in addressing various social challenges within underprivileged communities particularly in East London.
Rene Mugenzi has developed award-winning social innovation initiatives that have been used in various poverty alleviation and community development projects in the UK and abroad. He has designed various capacity building training for social and community development workers.
He is the founder of the British Grassroots Action Awards, a national award giving initiative that recognises innovative and successful grassroots-based initiatives that have made significant impact in the lives of their service users.
Mugenzi is also the founder and chairman of the London Centre for Social Impact, a leading UK social innovation development organisation and think tank.
Political activities
Rene Mugenzi has been involved in UK politics particularly in relation to social policy development and social justice campaigns. In 2010 he stood as a candidate in a local election in Thamesmead Moorings ward within Royal Borough of Greenwich for the Liberal Democrats.
Mugenzi stood as the Parliamentary Candidate for Poplar and Limehouse representing the Red Flag Anti-Corruption political party in the 2015 UK General Election.
Human rights activism
As an international human rights activist, Rene has frequently criticized foreign governments that abused human rights. He has a particular interest in Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Myanmar (Burma) and Iraq.
In May 2011, Mugenzi was informed by the Scotland Yard, that they had discovered a plot to assassinate him by the Rwandan government. He was put under protection and the UK government warned the Rwandan government against trying to assassinate its citizens on its soil. The Rwandan government has denied those allegations.
Mugenzi speaks at various national and international conferences and events on issues of human rights and freedoms.