Our Team

Madeleine Nyiratuza is the President of Forest of Hope Association (www.fharwanda.org), a Rwandan NGO that focuses on conservation of the Gishwati-Mukura National Park…

Sylvain Nyandwi is a Ph.D. student in the Center for Advanced Human Paleobiology at George Washington University, in Washington, D.C., and Vice President…

Simeon HABYARIMANA is the Forest of Hope Association Administration and Finance Manager. Simeon oversees all areas of finance and administration including: payroll, accounts…

Thierry Aimable INZIRAYINEZA is the National Coordinator of Forest of Hope Association working on the conservation of protected areas in Rwanda. Since 2012,…

Daniel HATEGEKIMANA is the research manager for the Shinehouse Gishwati Research Station. As the station manager, he supervises the day-to-day management and administration…

Seraphine NYIRANDUHURA is the current housekeeper at the Shinehouse Gishwati Research Station. Seraphine lives in the vicinity of Gishwati forest and holds secondary…

Valens NTAKATABABAZA is the current night guard at the Shinehouse Gishwati Research Station. Valens was chosen for the position by the local communities…

Dr. Rebecca Chancellor is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Anthropology & Sociology and Psychology at West Chester University and is West…

Dr. Aaron Rundus is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at West Chester University and is West Chester University's co-director of…

Thomas SAFARI is the lead research assistant for the Gishwati Primate Project and a long-term resident of the local community of Kinihira. Safari…

Samuel UWIMANA is a research assistant with the Gishwati Primate Project and was born in the Rutsiro district in the Western Province of…