Business, Finance & Social Impact Leadership

Building futures through finance, leadership & community impact.

I'm Jean Bukuru, an International Business Administration (Accounting) student, Mastercard Foundation Scholar, Founder of Prime Pork Farms Ltd, and Talent Sourcing Lead at Light4Refugee . From refugee camps to university lecture halls, I transform education, leadership, finance, and entrepreneurship into opportunities that create lasting impact for refugee and host communities.

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Jean Bukuru, Business Administration student and Mastercard Foundation Scholar

Jean Bukuru Mastercard Foundation Scholar · USIU-Africa

Community Projects Led

Leadership Roles

Certifications & Trainings

Lives Touched in Community

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Academic Honors & Awards

Years of Mentorship & Learning

Scholars Mentored as Family Father

Who I Am

A story shaped by resilience, community, and purpose.

My journey did not begin in a lecture hall, it began in community: teaching English to fellow refugee students, mentoring young people navigating displacement, and learning that leadership is, above all, an act of service. Today, as a Mastercard Foundation Scholar pursuing a degree in Business Administration with an Accounting concentration at USIU-Africa, I channel that same commitment into finance, entrepreneurship, and social impact.

I believe that sustainable change happens when rigorous professional skill meets genuine community investment. Every fellowship, certification, and project in my journey has been a deliberate step toward becoming a leader who can move fluently between boardrooms and communities, and deliver in both.

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What Defines My Work

Four pillars behind everything I build.

Every project, certificate, and leadership role in my journey connects back to these commitments.

Leadership

Leading through service as Talent Sourcing Lead at Light4Refugee, Family Father to 70+ Mastercard Foundation Scholars, and community initiatives that empower refugee and host communities through leadership and opportunity creation.

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Community Impact

Designing and implementing projects like M-TEP and Scholar Day of Service that create tangible, lasting change for underserved communities.

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Finance & Entrepreneurship

Building financial and analytical skill through ACCA coursework, bookkeeping practice, and entrepreneurial thinking applied to social ventures.

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Continuous Learning

A relentless pursuit of growth, from Harvard-affiliated fellowships to leadership institutes, always adding new tools to serve better.

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Featured Work

Selected impact stories.

Community Impact · Amahoro Fellowship

Mahama Tailoring Empowerment Project

Equipping vulnerable youth and women in Mahama Refugee Camp with tailoring skills for economic self-reliance.

Leadership · Mastercard Foundation

Scholar Day of Service

Leading 70+ Jomo Kenyatta Family scholars in a service project at Kaduro Primary School, Migori County.

Millennium Fellowship project at Narindi School

Fellowship · UN Academic Impact

Millennium Fellowship — "Soles for Success"

A UN-backed fellowship initiative implemented at Narindi School, driving youth engagement and service.

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Leadership is not a title you hold — it is a responsibility you carry for the people who trust you with their future.

Jean Bukuru

Trusted & Supported By

Organizations on my journey.

Mastercard Foundation USIU-Africa Light4Refugee United Nations Academic Impact Millennium Campus Network Amahoro Coalition Aspire Institute (Harvard) University of Oxford Ubuntu.Lab Institute Global Mentorship Initiative Michigan State University University of the People