Stéphanie Mbanzendore is a feminist activist from Burundi, who has been based in Rotterdam in the Netherlands since 2003.
Stéphanie Mbanzendore was born and raised in Burundi, where she was later educated and worked.
[2][3] In 2009, BWPD built a Centre for Peace in Burundi, "to increase community involvement and build a place for sustainable dialogues, workshops and trainings to take place in a long-term fashion".
[1][2] In 2008, Burundian Women for Peace and Development (BWPD) was nominated for the Peace Prize, and they have been nominated by the Ministry of Gender and Human Rights in Burundi, and are a member of the National Steering Committee on UN Resolution 1325.
[5] Mbanzendore is a member of the National Forum for Women in Burundi, representing the diaspora.