Priscillah Ruzibuka

Priscillah Umutashya Ruzibuka (born 1991) is a Rwandan female entrepreneur who founded Ki-pepeo Kids Clothing, a social enterprise with the aim to help underprivileged women.

Early life and education Priscillah Ruzibuka was the third child born to a Catholic family.

Career Priscillah Ruzibuka worked in the private sector for two years before becoming an entrepreneur in January 2016. She currently works with former female street vendors, former housemaids

Ruzibuka was inspired by her family's former housemaid, who received tailoring training from Ruzibuka's mother and later used those skills as an entrepreneur in Tanzania.

Ruzibuka believes that many women are still in poverty not because they don't have the capacity to work, but because they didn't get the education and materials they needed. Some lack simple tailoring machines, others don't have the capital to start small businesses. This is the reason behind the name Ki-pepeo (a Kiswahili word meaning "butterfly" in English), referring to the process of transformation from an rather unattractive caterpillar to a beautiful butterfly.

Grants and awards Startup grant of $800 from Akili Dada programs Queens Young Leaders 2018 winner

Role models Ruzibuka has said her biggest role model is her mother. Other role models include Strive Masiyiwam, a London-based Zimbabwe businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist, and Paul Kagame, the president of Rwanda.