Olivier Tuyishimire has more than 5 years’ experience in rural WASH infrastructure design and implementation. He holds a master’s degree in Hydraulic Engineering from IHE-Delft, The Netherlands. Prior joing Water for People, he worked in Deltares in Delft, The Netherlands, as a Water Security Junior Consultant where he was assessing water security indexes in five countries of Africa.
At the start of his career, Olivier worked as an intern in WASAC (Water and Sanitation Corportation) in the water projects development department and later joined Water for People as a freelance Engineer for the water supply design studies of Rulindo Challenge Program as a team leader.
Now he is a staff member, since March 2016, of water for People in Rwanda as Gicumbi WASH Program Officer. He oversees water and sanitation infrastructure projects development and monitoring in Gicumbi District. He has been involved in the development of a local decentralized fecal sludge treatment plant for Gicumbi district and always work hand in hand with the district and the private operator for the facility operation.