Pierre Celestin Bimenyimana

Academic Leadership Position: 
Advisor to DVC-AAR
Email: 
pcbimenyimana@ur.ac.rw
Telephone: 
+250783056516
Twitter: 
@bipece
College: 
College of Arts and Social Sciences(CASS)
School/centre: 
School of Governance
Department: 
Social Sciences
Published Papers : 

1. Niyoyita, J. C., Ndayisenga, J., Omolo, J., Niyompano, H., Bimenyimana, P. C., Dzinamarira, T., ... & Hakizayezu, F. (2024). Factors associated with neonatal sepsis among neonates admitted in Kibungo Referral Hospital, Rwanda. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 15961.

2. Bimenyimana, P. C., Bukuluki, P., Rutembesa, E., Synness, R. M., & Byungura, J. C. (2024). Social Work Community Practice from a Government Discourse Perspective: Motives for Youth Volunteers in Controlling COVID-19 in Rwanda. Journal of Social Work in Developing Societies, 6(2).

3. Bimenyimana, P. C., Rutembesa, E., Synnes, R. M., Josiane, U. K., Gerard, B., & Bukuluki, P. (2024). Social Innovations in an Emergency Setting: Opportunities and Challenges for Youth Volunteers in Curbing the Spread of COVID-19 in Huye District, Rwanda. Revista de Gestao Social e Ambiental, 18(4).

4. Bimenyimana, P. C., Rusagara, J. B., Harorimana, A., Mathieu, H., Gerard, B., Josiane, U. K. N., & Ngabonziza, I. (2024). Employee retention and organizational performance in Higher Learning Institutions: Case of the University of Rwanda. African Journal of Economics and Business Research, 3(2).

5. Bimenyimana, P. C., Batakariza, I. N., Hakizamungu, A., Ngabonziza, I., & Joseph, H. (2024). Assessing the effects of family conflicts on children’s development in Huye district of Rwanda and the need for social work interventions. Journal of Social Work in Developing Societies, 6(3), 39-56.

6. Bikorimana, G., Bimenyimana, P., Esther, N., Bahizi, M., Safari, K., & Joseph, H. (2024). Effect of Gender Based-Violence on the Social Well-being of Women in Rwanda. Case Study of Ngoma Sector, Huye District. Journal of Policy and Development Studies, 16(2), 192-203.

7. Bikorimana, G., Bimenyimana, P. C., Josiane, U. K. N., Dusabirema, T., Mukunde, F., & Safari, K. (2024). Impact of school feeding program on students' performance in Nyamasheke District of Rwanda. African Journal of Social Issues, 7(1), 815-826.

8. Pierre, B., Isaac, K., Gerard, B., Issa, N., Umuhoza, K., Jeanne, M., ... & Safari, K. (2024). Role of social factors in developing addictive behavior among youth in Rwanda: Reality from the Isange Rehabilitation Center. NG Journal of Social Development, 15(1), 139-153.

9. Koku, P. S., Bimenyimana, P. C. M., & Sengabira, C. N. (2023, September). The Souls of Man: Marketing and the Welfare of Man. In Global Islamic Marketing Conference (pp. 45-63). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.

Brief profile: 
Mr. Pierre Celestin BIMENYIMANA is a native and a resident of Rwanda. He is currently the Advisor to the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Research and teaches some courses at the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Rwanda. He studied Masters in Public Administration (Korea) and Social Welfare Administration (India) and is currently on a PhD in Social Sciences (Specialization: Social Work). His research interests include social innovations, digital social work, interventions in emergencies, citizen satisfaction with public services, and Volunteerism.
Research Area: 
Social work