User:Joyeux Mugisho

Joyeux is a human rights activist and freelancer journalist – with a particular focus on refugees and street children’s rights – as well as a peer educator on gender-based violence. He works with 10-in-10 as a Gigatonne Team Coach.

He has 12 years of experience in the humanitarian sector. He is the Executive Director of a non-profit organization called People for Peace and Defence of Rights, which focuses on advocacy and bettering the livelihood of refugees and Internally Displaced youth known as street children (IDPs). He is also the founder and chairman of the Network of Congolese Civil Society Organizations in East Africa.

He conducted research studies with Toronto University and has coached students at Ghent University on refugees and forced migrant issues in East Africa. He has been involved in life coaching and career guidance for university students, as well as financial literacy training, counseling, and courses on the application of Human human-centered design and design thinking to tackle complex social challenges.