{"id":20866,"date":"2025-09-15T07:03:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T06:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/?page_id=20866"},"modified":"2025-09-29T17:23:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T16:23:29","slug":"var-grundare","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/en\/var-grundare\/","title":{"rendered":"Our founder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20866\" class=\"elementor elementor-20866\" wpc-filter-elementor-widget=\"1\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79eef24 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"79eef24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94bc00d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94bc00d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Founder<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8829b2e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8829b2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9b979c e-grid e-con-full elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9b979c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-023e60c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"023e60c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/opt-rebu-1-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-20870\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/opt-rebu-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/opt-rebu-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/opt-rebu-1-12x12.webp 12w, https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/opt-rebu-1-100x100.webp 100w, https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/opt-rebu-1.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c4a7f6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c4a7f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bdd56a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0bdd56a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A visionary founder<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f4a9e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f4a9e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Rebu Burubwa grew up surrounded by the lush landscapes of South Kivu Province, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/strong><\/p><p>When political unrest shook the region, Rebu and his family were forced to leave their home and seek refuge in Sweden in 2007. There they found safety, but his connection to his homeland remained as strong as ever.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b2e9d3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b2e9d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3e75f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3e75f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The drive to give back<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f87751f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f87751f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The drive to give back to the community that shaped him has always been central to Rebu. Over the years, he has carried with him values of community and responsibility for his fellow human beings. When he saw the challenges his hometown of Uvira faced \u2013 poverty, lack of opportunity and a fading faith in the future \u2013 he felt he could not stand by. He needed to act.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b83811e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b83811e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more about our impact<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ec2f68 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0ec2f68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83d484a elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"83d484a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;yt_privacy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\" title=\"vimeo video player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1121061053?autoplay=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;color&amp;autopause=0&amp;dnt=true&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0513ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e0513ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c1a7a4 e-grid e-con-full elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c1a7a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3885938 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3885938\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ruta-founder-01.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20875\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ruta-founder-01.webp 900w, https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ruta-founder-01-300x191.webp 300w, https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ruta-founder-01-768x489.webp 768w, https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ruta-founder-01-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ruta-founder-01-600x382.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b2d285 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b2d285\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1597fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1597fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">First project: Women&#039;s clinic in Uvira<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbf67e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbf67e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maternal mortality is one of the biggest health challenges in Congo. The lack of access to care during pregnancy and childbirth has long resulted in high maternal and infant mortality rates in the region.<br \/><br \/>In May 2017, Rebu Burubwa took the initiative to address this problem by establishing the Women\u2019s Clinic in Uvira. The goal of the clinic was not only to improve maternity care but to create long-term change \u2013 to give women the security to give birth safely and with dignity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9240198 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9240198\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cf1a73 e-grid e-con-full elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0cf1a73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fc2f6f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0fc2f6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97371bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97371bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hope and faith in the future<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e39254 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e39254\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The impact of the Women&#039;s Clinic extends far beyond healthcare. It has become a symbol of hope and faith in the future in the region. By providing jobs and training local caregivers, the clinic strengthens the local economy and lays the foundation for sustainable development where more people can contribute to social change.<\/p><p>This project was the starting point for Rutasoka&#039;s journey \u2013 a journey where sustainability and meaningful change are at the center to support the people who need it most.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-784f2dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"784f2dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/opt-ruta-founder-02.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20876\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/opt-ruta-founder-02.webp 900w, https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/opt-ruta-founder-02-300x191.webp 300w, https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/opt-ruta-founder-02-768x489.webp 768w, https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/opt-ruta-founder-02-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/opt-ruta-founder-02-600x382.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>V\u00e5r Grundare En vision\u00e4r grundare Rebu Burubwa v\u00e4xte upp omgiven av de frodiga landskapen i S\u00f6dra Kivuprovinsen, i Demokratiska Republiken Kongo. N\u00e4r politiska oroligheter skakade regionen tvingades Rebu och hans familj att l\u00e4mna sitt hem och s\u00f6ka skydd i Sverige 2007. D\u00e4r fann de trygghet, men hans koppling till hemlandet f\u00f6rblev of\u00f6r\u00e4ndrat stark Drivkraften att [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20866","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20866"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20866\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21422,"href":"https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20866\/revisions\/21422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rutasoka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}