Amos Kwizera

Co-Founder & Executive Director - Kivu Society Corporation (KSC)

Amos Kwizera is a dedicated advocate for human rights, specializing in refugee rights, migrant support, and disability inclusion. He holds a Master’s degree in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action from the Paris School of International Affairs at SciencesPo, Paris. Amos’s passion for this work stems from his personal experience as a refugee for over 10 years and the loss of his sister due to lack of access to healthcare. With over six years of experience, he has served Internally Displaced People and refugees from various countries, including Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Somalia, working tirelessly to improve their quality of life.

Amos is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Kivu Society Corporation (KSC), an organization in Eastern DRC dedicated to economically empowering local communities by transforming locally sourced produce into soft drinks. Reaching over 500,000 people in Eastern DRC, KSC aims to create 300 jobs by 2025, with 70% reserved for internally displaced persons. Through this initiative, Amos is committed to fostering economic growth and creating opportunities for the most vulnerable populations in the region. In addition to his work at KSC, he co-founded REJEO-rk Enterprise, which focuses on economically empowering refugees through sustainable goat farming.

With a vision for long-term impact, Amos aspires to make KSC one of the leading soft drink producers in the region within the next five years. His dedication to community empowerment, economic resilience, and human rights advocacy underscores his mission to create lasting, positive change for displaced and marginalized communities across Eastern DRC.