Ephraim Kamarampaka

Ephraim Kamarampaka is a seasoned healthcare professional, public health officer, and Field Officer for the Bandebereho Scale-Up Project at the Rwanda Men’s Resource Centre (RWAMREC), a position he has held since January 2024. He brings a rich and diverse career spanning over three decades, combining clinical service, public health expertise, and community-based interventions with a strong focus on gender equality and the prevention of gender-based violence (GBV).

Ephraim holds a Master’s degree in Health Education and Patient Education, following a Bachelor’s degree in Health Promotion and Health Education, both earned from the Catholic University of Louvain in Brussels, Belgium, in 2008. His academic foundation underpins a career devoted to health promotion, patient education, gender equality, and activism to prevent GBV.

From 1990 to 2007, Ephraim worked as a clinical service provider in major hospitals, including Butare University Hospital (CHUB), Kibogora Teaching Hospital, and through an internship at Saint Pierre Hospital in Belgium. He also served as a district health supervisor and the head of three health centres, where he gained extensive experience in planning, managing, and implementing health and development programs.

Since 2009, Ephraim has collaborated with a range of public health institutions and national and international civil society organizations, including IRC, HPCDI, FXB Rwanda, FHI 360, RWAMREC, and HPA/RODI under Enabel funds. His work involves close coordination with the government, private sector, communities, and other stakeholders, leveraging integrated approaches to address complex health and development needs. He has a demonstrated ability to reach underserved and high-risk populations, including mobile and resident populations, children under five in nutrition programs, and refugees.

Within RWAMREC, Ephraim has made a notable impact through training and community interventions. His expertise in gender-transformative approaches (GTA) and male involvement in unpaid care and domestic work has seen him conduct extensive trainings for couples, community leaders, youth, and focal points across multiple districts. He has also led GBV activism campaigns and implemented programs to strengthen healthy household dynamics, including the BAHO project in Gatsibo district. Ephraim’s work emphasizes the empowerment of girls and women, engaging men and boys, and fostering safe and equitable family and community environments.

Ephraim’s career also extends to programs addressing health, psychosocial support, legal assistance, and economic reintegration, particularly for vulnerable populations such as female sex workers, truck drivers, teen mothers, GBV survivors, people with disabilities, fisherfolk, out-of-school youth, street children, people living with HIV/AIDS, and low-income women. His holistic and integrated approach, combined with extensive field experience, highlights his commitment to promoting health, equity, and social justice in Rwanda.