Marie Diane Uwamahoro is a public health and humanitarian specialist with over 10 years of experience in development and emergency contexts across public health, education, and early childhood development. She currently serves as Deployable Emergency Technical Advisor on Save the Children International’s Global Humanitarian Surge Team, providing technical support in program design, monitoring and evaluation, partnerships, and resource mobilization to country offices responding to crises driven by conflict, climate change, and pandemics. Her career spans progressive roles at Save the Children Rwanda, Plan International’s Global Hub, and CARE International, building deep expertise in ECD programming and emergency response across multiple regions.
Marie Diane is recognized for her ability to design and implement programs in complex, high-pressure environments while consistently investing in the growth of those around her.
She holds an MPH from the University of Rwanda, an MSc in Project Management from the Pan African Institute for Development, a Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies from the Catholic Institute of Kabgayi, and a Certificate Diploma in Leadership in the Humanitarian Sector from Deakin University.
She is passionate about women’s leadership as a pathway to advocacy, organizational transformation, and mentoring the next generation of global health leaders.
Fun fact: She makes a big laugh.