Peacebuilding Mentor | Audiovisual Researcher
Jean Marie Ndihokubwayo is a peacebuilding mentor, audiovisual researcher, and award-winning filmmaker from Burundi. For over two decades, he has worked at the crossroads of storytelling, civic technology, and social transformation. As a mentor with Build Up, he supports youth-led peace tech initiatives across West Africa. Prior to that, at the Centre d’Alerte et de Prévention des Conflits, he led the production of participatory media tools to support dialogue and community cohesion in the Great Lakes region. His creative work has received multiple international awards, and he continues to train and inspire young filmmakers through his leadership in Burundi’s cultural sector. Jean Marie holds a Master’s degree in Documentary Film Directing from the Erasmus Mundus DocNomads program.
