Management Team
Promoting sustainable development and environmental protection at community level requires special technical and organizational skills as well as stakeholder participation. Our RDIS team is composed of experts stationed in different locations in Rwanda who are tackling the challenge. Please feel free to contact our team with any questions or concerns.
Pastor Viateur, is a holder of a Bachelor's degree of Development Studies and a Master's degree of Diaconic Management. As Executive Director of RDIS, He is responsible for maintaining good relationships between RDIS and its partners and all stakeholders, seeking new partnerships to extend the work of RDIS, ensuring proper management and utilization of RDIS resources; establish and ensure good quality standards and professionalism within RDIS Organization. He is responsible of developing Strategic plan and annual plan and present them to the Board of Directors for inputs and endorsement, developing policies and present them to the Board of Directors for validation, elaborating the monitoring, evaluation tools to make the organization more effective. Furthermore, he facilitates the development of proposals and programs meant to address the needs of members in the communities.
Mr. Jean Chrysostome NSABIMANA is the Deputy Executive Director of Rural Development Interdiocesan Service (RDIS). With over 17 years of experience in administration from his previous service in the Anglican Diocese of Kigeme, he brings seasoned leadership and deep institutional knowledge to the organization. In his current role, he is responsible for ensuring the proper management and utilization of RDIS resources, including the effective oversight of human resources and material assets. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and recently earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, equipping him with a strong blend of technical and managerial skills that support RDIS’s mission of promoting sustainable development and community transformation.
Mrs. Emilienne Akimpaye serves as the Director of Finance at RDIS, where she oversees the organization’s financial planning, compliance, and administrative systems. Holding a Master’s degree in Accounting from UNILAK, she brings deep expertise in nonprofit financial management. Reporting to the Executive Director, she ensures that RDIS’s financial procedures are properly applied, prepares and monitors budgets in collaboration with all departments, and leads the preparation of annual financial statements. She supervises audits, ensures timely tax compliance—including PAYE and RSSB—and provides financial models to support all projects. Mrs. Akimpaye also advises the RDIS Accountant on strategic financial management and internal controls, playing a key role in promoting transparency, accountability, and sustainability across the organization.
Eric Bagenzi is a dedicated environmental professional with over seven years of experience in climate change adaptation, environmental management, and community development. He joined RDIS in 2018 as a Field Coordinator for the Cyangugu Zone (Rusizi and Nyamasheke districts) and has served as the Director of Environmental Care and Disaster Risk Reduction since February 2020. In this capacity, Eric leads high-impact initiatives, including the revitalization of the Lake Kivu Basin through landscape restoration, carbon emission reduction projects, climate-smart agriculture, and tree nursery development, all supported by renowned organizations like TerraFund for AFR100, Bread for the World, the United Evangelical Mission, and Rwanda Action. Eric holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Soil and Water Management from the University of Rwanda and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Economics and Natural Resource Management from the University of Lay Adventist of Kigali (UNILAK). He has also contributed to research on forest restoration, publishing his findings on its socio-economic impacts on smallholder farmers in Rwanda. A committed advocate for climate action, Eric has represented RDIS at international forums such as COP28 in Dubai, the Nairobi Summer School on Climate Justice at Kenyatta University, and the Environmental Stewardship Conference in Lusaka, Zambia.
Mrs. Mugeni Primitive holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with honors in Finance (BBA in Finance). She is currently pursuing Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments (CISI) qualifications at the Intermediate Level. As the Chief Accountant at RDIS, she is responsible for preparing financial statements, maintaining financial records, and overseeing bank statements and reconciliation reports. She is a CPA candidate at the intermediate level.