title: Dejoie Sylvain Ifashabayo
text: # Dejoie Sylvain Ifashabayo
  
  Dejoie Sylvain Ifashabayo (born 30 April 1994) is a Rwandan social entrepreneur and humanitarian. He founded Hope initiative in 2016. He is the director of operations at Anidaso.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Dejoie was born in southern part of Rwanda, Kamonyi and grew up in Kigali. In 2015, he moved to Ghana to pursue higher education at Ashesi University as a MasterCard scholar.
  
  ## Education
  
  Dejoie studied at Lycée de Kigali during his highschool years. He is currently at Ashesi University offering Business Administration and leadership.
  
  ## Awards and recognition
  
  He has received a number of awards such as the MasterCard scholarship award. He is currently a Dalai Lama fellow. He also has awards within Ashesi University such as, he won the most enterprise pitch.
  
  