Marc J Gwamaka

A Salzburg Global Fellow, Marc coordinates the international training and education programme at the Aegis Trust. In 2013 Marc founded the Aegis Youth Champion Leadership Programme, a transformative initiative touching the lives of more than 2,300 people, including those deeply entrenched in active conflicts, empowering them to become influential advocates for humanity within their communities. He has helped Aegis take this programme to South Sudan, the Central African Republic and Nigeria. Marc has also delivered talks and workshops in South Africa, Zambia, the USA (from Harvard and Tufts universities to the Cook County Jail in Chicago), Gambia, Uganda, Kenya, and of course his beloved homeland, Rwanda. Initiating Peace and Love Proclaimers in his youth – a movement dedicated to paving pathways of humanity – Marc also introduced the Walk to Remember, a programme that educates young people about genocide, its consequences, and the imperative for preventing recurrence.