Jean Bosco is the founder and chief executive officer of Habona Ltd, a company that produces affordable and environmentally friendly products in the form of biogas, biomass briquettes, and organic fertilizer. He has been working for his company for over two years, and so far has created over 20 permanent jobs (and 40 temporary ones). He volunteers in his local community’s Cooperative for Environment and Biodiversity Conservation as the head of the capacity building department.

Jean Bosco was crowned as the 2014 Top Young Entrepreneur of Rwanda and has received plenty of prizes including the African Innovation Prize and Indiafrica. He is finalizing his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Rwanda. Upon completion of the Fellowship, Jean Bosco will continue working on his company with a focus on increasing business activities to create more jobs and ultimately uplifting the lives of marginalized people in his community.

In 2017 Africa Youth Awards named him among the 100 Most Influential Young Africans, an initiative instituted to promote African youth movements and achieving and also restoring excellence in the works of young people across Africa