Fireside at FemSTEM Africa: Dr. Christelle Giraneza
Join African Leadership University & H2i on
May 13th for a Fireside at FemSTEM with Dr. Christelle Giraneza!
What is Fireside at FemSTEM?
Fireside at FemSTEM is an interactive conversation series held as part of the broader FemSTEM Africa event series.
During each Fireside, we sit down and chat with one incredible speaker. Speakers are distinguished women within the health entrepreneurship space who share reflections on their impressive career, learnings to date, advice for founders, and more.
Audience members are highly encouraged to engage by submitting questions!
This program is brought to you by African Leadership University, Health Innovation Hub (H2i) at the University of Toronto and Sustineri Attorneys, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation.
Meet the Speaker | Dr. Christelle Giraneza
Dr. Christelle GIRANEZA UWANTEGE
Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer – URUKUNDO Initiative
Giraneza Uwantege Christelle is a sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR), Mental Health and Gender equity advocate, community activist and a medical doctor with a Bachelor’s degree of General medicine and Surgery from the University of Rwanda and Masters degree in Global Health Delivery at the University of Global Health Equity. She is currently pursuing the East African Biodesign Fellowship Program at the at the University of Global Health Equity.
In her current role at URUKUNDO Initiative, a youth-led social enterprise making Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Mental Health and drug and substance abuse prevention information and life skills in general information available through URUKUNDO Life Skills Board Game available, she is the co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer. Through our product; URUKUNDO Life Skills Board Game available as a physical game package and mobile game application on App store & Google play store (http://www.urukundoinitiative.com), young people are supplied with friendly and evidence-based information on sexual reproductive health and right and life skills which is prerequisite for them to avoid risky sexual behaviors leading to alarmingly increasing teenage and unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortion, gender-based violence and sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS.
She is a multi-award winner social entrepreneur and a passionate advocate of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for girls, youth, and women and advancing social justice and equity in terms of education in her community.
FemSTEM Africa 2025 Program
Kickoff Event & Panel | April 1, 2025 | 8:00 – 9:30 AM EDT / 2:00 – 3:30 PM CAT (Virtual)
Pitch Applications Open | April 2, 2025 to April 29, 2025
Fireside at FemSTEM | April 22, 2025 | 8:00 – 9:00 AM ET / 2:00 – 3:00 PM CAT (Virtual)
Fireside at FemSTEM | May 13, 2025 | 8:00 – 9:00 AM ET / 2:00 – 3:00 PM CAT (Virtual)
Fireside at FemSTEM | June 3, 2025 | 8:00 – 9:00 AM ET / 2:00 – 3:00 PM CAT (Virtual)
FemSTEM Workshop & Hackathon (open to all) & Mentor Day (finalists) | June 23 & 24, 2025 (In-Person, Kigali)
FemSTEM Pitch Competition | June 24, 2025 (In-Person, Kigali)
What is FemSTEM Africa?
FemSTEM looks to inspire, engage and celebrate women entrepreneurs in the health space. This year’s FemSTEM Africa program is hosted by African Leadership University (ALU) and Health Innovation Hub (H2i), in partnership with Sustineri Attorneys and the Mastercard Foundation. The program is run as part of the broader Africa Health Collaborative’s Health Entrepreneurship (HENT) Pillar.
Women entrepreneurs and all those interested are invited to attend the 2025 event series, which will take place virtually with select components held in-person at ALU’s campus in Kigali, Rwanda.
Women-led ventures will also have the opportunity to apply to be a part of the culminating pitch competition, with a chance to win $25,000 CAD in cash prizes and $15,000 CAD in in-kind legal services.
This program is brought to you by African Leadership University, Health Innovation Hub (H2i) at the University of Toronto and Sustineri Attorneys, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation.