Clarisse Iribagiza

thumb|Clarisse Iribagiza 2014 Clarisse Iribagiza (born January 28, 1988) is a computer scientist in Rwanda. She is the CEO and co-founder of the mobile technology company HeHe Limited, and she is one of the UNCTAD's seven "eTrade for Women Advocates from the developing world". She was previously the winner of the East African entrepreneur reality TV show Inspire Africa Season 1. Quotes Recognising the work we do is encouraging and it is also a reminder that we are not doing anything in vain. It pushes us to greater heights. https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/115762/News/forbes-names-rwandas-iribagiza-among-promising-entrepreneurs ( The New Times, February 06, 2015) I was raised by a teacher and entrepreneur, who encouraged my siblings and I to be ambitious and pursue meaningful careers. After every school year, mom and dad would ask us what we wanted to do with our lives, and this put a lot of pressure on us to always ask ourselves why we were doing whatever we were doing. At 27, Clarisse Iribagiza is driving Rwanda's tech industry (NewVision' September 14, 2015) It is a great honour for the entire team working tirelessly to realise the dreams that we have . https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/115762/News/forbes-names-rwandas-iribagiza-among-promising-entrepreneurs ( The New Times, February 06, 2015) As young people we want to be inventors," she told the onlooking heads of state . https://www.wired.com/story/hehe-limited/ ( Nov 1, 2013) But they face many challenges such as high cost of production, lack of access to energy and poor infrastructure. Technology can help reduce their costs and enable them to operate more efficiently. https://unctad.org/news/equipping-east-african-women-digital-entrepreneurs-skills-thrive ( 06 July 2020) It was a lot of experimenting for us – we tried out so many ideas and at the end of it all we learned how to build mobile information systems – basically endless databases of relevant information, and build applications on top of that . https://weetracker.com/2019/03/14/rwandan-entrepreneur-clarisse-iribagiza-hehe-labs/ ( March 14, 2019) “What society expects from women and how the role of women in society is perceived is one of the main constraints.” https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/dtlecdc2022d3_en.pdf?utm_source “When the environment around you supports what you’re doing; that is when you get all the confidence that you need to boldly step out and push those boundaries.” https://guardian.ng/opinion/columnists/dolapo-ainas-the-interview-series-with-clarisse-iribagiza-of-hehe-labs/?utm_source “We would be seeing women that are part of policy making on the continent in the tech space.” https://guardian.ng/opinion/columnists/dolapo-ainas-the-interview-series-with-clarisse-iribagiza-of-hehe-labs/?utm_source “If you want to grow, if you want to keep expanding your business, then think inclusively.” https://api.worldskills.org/resources/download/14896/16572/17504?l=en&utm_source “The technologies numériques transforment bien sûr le récit africain.” https://madame.lefigaro.fr/business/journee-de-la-femme-digitale-afrique-interview-clarisse-iribagiza-300620-181514?utm_source External links Category:Women scientists from Rwanda Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:Women born in the 1980s Category:Company founders Category:Businesswomen Category:Chief executive officers