Jolly Mazimhaka
Jolly Rwanyonga Mazimhaka is a Rwandan academic and education specialist. She was married to Patrick Mazimhaka ; they have three daughters.Background and education
Jolly Mazimhaka was born in Uganda and attended the Trinity College Nnabingo. She has a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in English Literature and a postgraduate diploma in Education from Kampala's Makerere University and a Master degree in Commonwealth Literature as well as a PhD in Renaissance Drama, with a focus on gender, class and race issues from the University of Saskatchewan.Career
She started her career teaching Literature and English at the Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga in Uganda and at the Loreto Convent Girls School in Limuru, Kenya. She later was a lecturer in English at the University of Saskatchewan.
At the Kigali Institute of Science and Technology Jolly Mazimhaka occupied several positions, including:
- Lecturer in English
- Lecturer in Research Methodology
- Director: Academic Quality Assurance
- Acting Vice-Rector: Academic
At the National University of Rwanda she was:
- Director: Academic Quality Assurance
- Director: University Teaching and Learning Enhancement
She is a member of the board of advisors of the Akilah Institute, a non-profit college for women in Kigali, and board member of Equality Power, an initiative that supports ethical and diverse projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. She was president of the Rotary Club Kigali-Virunga.Publications
