Patrick Rutikanga is passionate about working with at-risk children. His passion comes from the legacy and family history of rescuing orphans and abandoned children in Rwanda. Patrick is transforming an orphanage in Kigali into a trauma-informed community center for vulnerable children and their families. He provides trauma-informed services through afterschool and early childhood programs that are culturally appropriate to the Rwandan and African community. Patrick volunteered multiple times at a therapeutic camp for families who have adopted children, called Hope Connection 2.0. The camp utilizes Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI), a trauma-informed, evidence-based practice designed to bring healing to vulnerable children.  

Patrick holds a BA in social work and administration from Mount Kenya University. He also attended an intensive English program related to human rights activism at Texas Christian University. After the program, he was admitted to TCU’s Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development through an MA program in developmental trauma and became a practitioner of the TBRI therapeutic model.  

When Patrick is out of the office, he likes to socialize with people and play basketball with children and friends.