Bukeni Waruzi

Bukeni Waruzi serves as the Executive Director of Free the Slaves since October 2019, and has been an Advisory Board Member and Consultant at WITNESS since June 2017. Previously, Bukeni held the position of Executive Director at Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict from February to December 2018 and worked as a Program Manager at Porticus from May 2016 to May 2017. Bukeni's extensive experience at WITNESS from July 2007 to April 2016 included serving as Senior Program Manager for Africa & the Middle East, where leadership was demonstrated in a global campaign addressing gender-based violence in armed conflict. As the Founder and Executive Director of AJEDI-Ka / Child Soldiers Project from September 1998 to December 2009, Bukeni established a significant organization dedicated to child protection issues. Education includes a Master's degree in Human Rights and Conflict Resolution from Chaire Unesco - University of Burundi and a Bachelor of Sciences in Economics from UEA Bukavu.