Responsible of INGO leadership at the country level, developed a frank, harmonious and responsible partnership between the INGO and the Government of Rwanda through the park management authorities. This partnership saw the two parties develop joint ventures for the sustainability of mountain gorillas and their habitat through protection, conservation and tourism programmes. Most of the ventures led to the implementation of current tools used for conservation and tourism at national and regional levels. These include community conservation strategy, environmental education strategy, community based tourism strategy etc, through: -Technical and advisory assistance to 9 field partners to become legally registered entities (co-operatives and non-profit organizations)-Developed a micro-credit scheme that supported 425 small businesses. -Training and equipping 36 beekeepers in modern beekeeping that later became a co-operative of beekeepers around the Volcanoes National Park, -Co designing & Managing Agriculture Production and Education for Sustainability (Eu funded) that saw 15,000 farmers trained through the Training of Trainers, 17,000 firewood stoves produced and 356 environment clubs created. -Co-designing and managing the BTP (Batwa Training Project, EU funded) which saw 1,200 Batwa trained in adult literacy and organic farming, human rights and project management and over 65 hectares of land acquired, -Designing and managing "the Integrated mountain gorillas’ conservation project": the UNDP GEF through the Protected Areas Biodiversity Project) that saw 12 rain water cisterns build and 1,400,000 trees planted.