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Aug 16, 2019

Cisco Community Hero: Alphonsine Imaniraguha

Cisco Community Hero: Alphonsine Imaniraguha

Meet Alphonsine Imaniraguha: Cisco Engineer, genocide survivor, and Community Hero Winner. Her nonprofit, Rising Above the Storms, helps kids in need.

Learn more:
Bridge to Possible
Cisco Corporate Social Responsibility
Alphonsine Imaniraguha's personal blog

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