Jeanne Gapiya-Niyonzima
- January 8, 2024
- Human Rights Activists
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Jeanne Gapiya-Niyonzima |
| Occupation | Human Rights Activists |
| Date Of Birth | Jul 12, 1963(1963-07-12) |
| Age | 61 |
| Birthplace | Bujumbura |
| Country | Burundi |
| Birth City | Bujumbura Mairie |
| Horoscope | Cancer |
Jeanne Gapiya-Niyonzima Biography
| Name | Jeanne Gapiya-Niyonzima |
| Birthday | Jul 12 |
| Birth Year | 1963 |
| Place Of Birth | Bujumbura |
| Home Town | Bujumbura Mairie |
| Birth Country | Burundi |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
Jeanne Gapiya-Niyonzima is one of the most popular and richest Human Rights Activists who was born on July 12, 1963 in Bujumbura, Bujumbura Mairie, Burundi.
In 1987 she married her husband and in 1988 when she was pregnant with her second child, her first child was diagnosed as HIV positive. At her doctor’s insistence her pregnancy was terminated and she was also diagnosed as HIV positive. Her first child died aged eighteen months; her husband died of AIDS soon after in 1989. In 1993 after the death of her sister and brother too, she tested positive for HIV.
In 1993, Gapiya-Niyonzima founded the National Association of Support for Seropositive and AIDS Patients (ANSS). It was the first civil organisation in the country to provide support and treatment, including anti-retroviral therapy, for people with HIV and AIDS within the country. The ANSS promotes the prevention of the transmission of HIV/AIDS and provides support for those with the infection, however it was transmitted, and their families.
Jeanne Gapiya-Niyonzima Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Human Rights Activists |
| House | Living in own house. |
Jeanne Gapiya-Niyonzima is one of the richest Human Rights Activists from Burundi. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jeanne Gapiya-Niyonzima 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Jeanne Gapiya-Niyonzima (born 12 July 1963, in Bujumbura) is a human rights activist from Burundi. She is the chair and founder of the National Association for Support for HIV-Positive People with AIDS (ANSS) and was the first person from the country to publicly admit they had HIV.
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In 2016, Gapiya-Niyonzima was re-elected as president of the ANSS by its General Assembly. The ANSS had at that time 6,410 members, 5,114 of whom take antiretroviral medicines. She is also a board member for other NGOs active in anti-discrimination orgainsiations, including Coalition Plus and Sidaction.
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Jeff Ranked on the list of most popular Human Rights Activists. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Burundi. Jeanne Gapiya- Niyonzima celebrates birthday on July 12 of every year.