Managing Director – Stella & Rock Partnership

Leobard BANAMWANA

Managing Director

Born: 3/3/1981 Rwanda +250 788 308 317

English, Kinyarwanda, French

Leobard BANAMWANA is a Senior Urban Planner who has a proven track record of success in urban planning, environmental management and conservation, and rural poverty reduction. His expertise is backed by numerous selected trainings including a study tour on GIS, Remote Sensing, Urban Project Development and Management. He brings a unique blend of academic knowledge and practical experience to any project in his field.

Education Background

PhD / Doctorate

Postgraduate Diploma

Bachelor's Degree

Employment Record

Technical Assistant / Senior Urban Planner

Urban Planner and LED Coach

Urban Planner and Project M&E

Senior Urban Planner

Selected Trainings & Short Courses

Study Tour and Training on GIS, Remote Sensing, Urban Project Development and Management by JICA, Dakar, Senegal (2012)

Training of Urban Waste Management and Improvement of Slums by AFD, Rusizi, Rwanda (2014)

ToT on Guidelines for Commissioning and Managing Project Feasibility Studies by LODA, Kigali (2016)

ToT on Agriculture Value Chain Development by LODA, Kigali (2017)

Training on Public–Private Partnership (PPP) Development by RIAM, Muhanga (2008)

Training in Urban Transportation Planning and Social & Environmental Impact Assessment by REMA and PIGU Project, Rwamagana (2009)

Advanced Training in SPSS, EXCEL, STATA, ArcGIS, ArcVIEW and ArcMAP by CGIS / NUR, Huye (2007)

Training on Land Registration, Conservation and Administration by RNRA and MINITERRE, Muhanga (2007)

Training on Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) and Infrastructure Planning by MININFRA, UN-HABITAT, RHA, Kigali (2011)

Short course on Green Infrastructure Development, Property Valuation and Community Mobilization by RHA, Kigali (2011)

Training on Public Procurement by NTB (now RPPA), Muhanga (2006)

Training on Population Studies and Socio-Economic Analysis by NISR, Kigali (2007)

ToT in Green Infrastructure Development and Environmental Resilience by GGGI, Kigali (2015)

ToT on Private Sector Development and Entrepreneurship by GGGI, Kigali (2015)

Selected Key Projects

Feasibility Studies & Detailed Engineering Designs for Informal Settlement Upgrading — Kagugu, Inyange, Mumyembe and Camp Zaire, City of Kigali

Client: City of Kigali Employer: UCS

Informal Settlement Upgrading Projects in Rubavu District

Client: Rubavu District Employer: UCS