The African Initiative for Mankind Progress Organization, formerly known as African Indigenous Minorities Peoples’ Organization , was created in 2001 by the people from indigenous communities known as BATWA.

AIMPO is a community - centered, grassroots organization in Rwanda that seeks to protect and promote the rights, welfare and development of the Indigenous Batwa.

AIMPO has a Board of Administrative Council. The Board of administrative council of AIMPO is elected for a renewable five-year principal. It has all the administrative and management powers. The Board of Directors includes within a board consisting of president, vice president, treasurer and two advisors. The president of the administrative council is the Legal Representative of the organization and he/she has all the powers to initiate the Organization and negotiate any agreement worth of the Organization. The Board of administrative council meets in ordinary session once quarterly, but may meet in an extraordinary manner whenever the interest of Organization required. The board of administrative council has power to nominate Executive Director and it has competence to present General Assembly, to adopt laws and internal Regulation of AIMPO, to replace and establish Signatories and to recruit agents.

AIMPO is managed by an executive board headed by Executive Director that is supported by operational/program staff. The overall role of the Executive Board is to implement the decisions and recommendations of the General Assembly contained in the year plan. The Executive Board composed of Executive Director, Deputy Director, accountant and heads of program. AIMPO executive board is committed to equality and complimentary dedicated to improve situation of beneficiaries.