Bahati Kanyamanza
Bahati Kanyamanza is the Director of Global Partnerships at IRAP. Hehas advocated for the rights of refugees for over 20 years and was a refugee for 23 years. Born in the DR Congo, he became a refugee in Uganda when he was 14 where he lived for 17 years before he was resettled to the U.S in 2016. He is the co-founder of CIYOTA, a nonprofit organization that supports conflict-affected children and youth in Africa’s Great Lakes region to access quality education and supporting refugee families to start income generating initiatives to earn a living. His work has been recognized both nationally and internationally by Ashoka, American Express, UNHCR and Echoing Green. He is a published author and his articles have been published in the FMR, HPN, ODI, Reuters and others. He is also an advisor to the United States Refugee Advisory Board. He is a trained teacher and lawyer and holds a Master’s of Arts degree from the School for International Training.