Ambassador Honorable Dr. Albert Nasasagare, from Burundi, Africa, was on the ICC Main Campus on February 6, 2023. The Ambassador spoke to students, faculty, and staff during the lunch hour about the importance of his current position and how integrity and good character create opportunities for young adults.
Presently, he occupies the position of Special Advisor to President Evariste Ndayishimiye. Before the fall of 2020, Dr. Nasasagare served fifteen years as Deputy Chief of Staff in Charge of Protocol for President Pierre Nkurunziza (now deceased).
“It’s great to have an international guest on campus,” said David Adams, Vice President of Student Affairs. “Especially a speaker who connects with our students and provides them with a message about paying it forward.”
Dr. Albert is the founder of the Youth Coalition in Action (YCA). As a community development pioneer among the youth, he built an Entrepreneurial Vocational Training Center in his native town. Dr. Nasasagare continues to make YCA a valuable and prosperous place for job creators in communities among street women, street boys, and unemployed graduates. He promotes mindset transformation, micro-loans provision for sustainable economies, environment protection projects, education reforms, ethical and humanism values, leadership and civic values for youth in health, sports, cultural disciplines, and fair values.
Dr. Nasasagare has been awarded the following:
World Greatness Award (in 2020)
Global Civility Educator of the Year (in 2021)