Chief Gender Monitor

Ms. UMUTONI Gatsinzi Nadine has been serving as the Chief Gender Monitor at the Gender Monitoring Office since August 22, 2023. Before assuming this role, she held the position of Director General at the National Child Development Agency (NCDA) for two years. Prior to her tenure at the NCDA, she served for over two years as the Vice Mayor of the City of Kigali, overseeing Socio-Economic Affairs.

In addition, She served as the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion for three years. She also worked at the Rwanda Governance Board for six years, initially as the Acting Director General of Research and later as the Head of Corporate Services.

Earlier in her career, Ms. UMUTONI worked as a lecturer at the University of Rwanda - College of Arts and Social Sciences in the Faculty of Law, where she taught for five years and concurrently served as the Coordinator of the Master's Program in Business Law. Furthermore, she served three years as a Regulatory Board Member for the Rwanda Utility Regulatory Authority (RURA).

Ms. UMUTONI holds a master's degree in Public Law and Good Governance from Utrecht University in the Netherlands, as well as a bachelor's degree in law from the University of Rwanda.

Deputy Chief Gender Monitor in charge of Gender Mainstreaming

HABIYAREMYE RURIHOSE Florien is the Deputy Chief Gender Monitor in charge of Gender Mainstreaming at the Gender Monitoring Office (GMO), a position he has held since 2022. He leads GMO’s work on promoting and monitoring gender equality across public, private, civil society, and faith-based institutions in Rwanda. His work focuses on strengthening gender accountability frameworks, integrating gender equality into national policies, legislation, development planning, and public budgeting processes, and ensuring that public resources contribute to reducing gender inequalities. He also leads the development and use of gender indicators, information systems, and analytical tools that position GMO as a national reference for gender data, documentation, and evidence-based policy guidance. In addition, he monitors Rwanda’s national and international commitments on gender equality and contributes to high-level policy dialogue and advocacy aimed at strengthening institutional accountability for gender equality. In this role, he has contributed to key national initiatives, including the National Gender Equality Standard and the development of national, sectoral, and district gender profiles.

Prior to joining GMO, Florien held various technical positions at Duterimbere ONG, a national women’s civil society organization. Through his work with rural communities, cooperatives, and local governments, he championed for gender-transformative approaches that expanded women’s economic leadership by strengthening their participation in entrepreneurship development, market systems, and sustainable livelihoods.

Florien holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Applied Biology, an MBA in Project Management, and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Gender and Development at the University of Rwanda.

Deputy Chief Gender Monitor in Charge of Fighting Gender Based Violence

Mrs. MUHONGERWA Agnes has been the Deputy Chief Gender Monitor in Charge of fighting Gender-based violence and other injustices at the Gender Monitoring Office (GMO) since 17 January 2025.
Prior to that, she served as the Head of the anti-GBV & Drugs Unit in the National Public Prosecution Authority since 2015.
She worked as a Prosecutor at Intermediate Level in the National Public Prosecution Authority since 2004 to 2015, where she served as a Prosecutor in charge of Gender based Violence cases.
Mrs. Muhongerwa holds Bachelor’s degree in Law obtained from Université Libre de Kigali (ULK) a Diploma in Legal Practice from ILPD-NYANZA and she is  a candidate of masters’ degree in International criminal Justice at UNILAK.

Executive Secretary

Allen Cyizanye is currently the Executive Secretary of the Gender Monitoring Office, before her appointment by the Cabinet in November 2016, she worked for the same institution as a Director in charge of fighting Gender Based Violence and other Injustices and in other different positions since 2011. She has extensive working experience in gender equality, women’s empowerment, accountability, fighting gender-based violence, research, partnerships, and stakeholder engagement.

Allen holds a bachelor’s degree in Law, a post-graduate diploma in Legal Practice, a certificate in mediation and a master’s degree in Gender and Development.