Biography

Stories by Théoneste Iyakaremye

Real voices, real change: the children, families and frontline heroes behind UNICEF’s work across Rwanda, told by a UNICEF Rwanda Communications Officer.

A smiling UNICEF staff member and a laughing young child in a green school uniform wave beside a white UNICEF vehicle in Rwanda — UNICEF/UN0903358/Iyakaremye

Meet the storyteller

Every story here begins with a conversation: a mother at her market stall, a teacher in a busy classroom, a child discovering the world for the first time.

Théoneste Iyakaremye is a Communications Officer at UNICEF Rwanda. His stories take you to the places where UNICEF and its partners are changing children’s lives, from early childhood centres beside cross-border markets to communities gaining safe water and children finding safe, loving homes.

Explore his stories below, and meet the people who make change happen for every child in Rwanda.

Stories by Théoneste

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While Parents Work, Childhood Begins

In Rwanda’s market and border communities, early childhood centres give young children a safe place to learn while their parents work.

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Unlocking every student’s potential

How Rwanda is addressing learning gaps and improving education outcomes through a nationwide remedial learning programme

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Access to safe water is restoring lives

In Rusizi, improved water systems are helping families, schools and health centres access safe water for better health and learning.

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From Piles of Registers to Digital Care: Community Health Wo

Community Health Workers across Rwanda are replacing paper registers with the Community Electronic Medical Records (cEMR) system, strengthening digital heal

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Nourishing Tomorrow: Strengthening Child Nutrition

A multi-agency effort helping families in Rutsiro and Ngororero strengthen children’s nutrition through kitchen gardenin, small livestock provision, infant

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