Meet the Team

These 7 girls are students at a local 2 year higher education institution, Akilah Institute for Women. They have been selected among young women throughout the country to study in the fields of leadership, hospitality and entrepreneurship. But my favorite aspect is that the school seeks to find each young woman's potential to help others. These girls are all interested in helping to build others up, they just need a forum to be able to implement what they have learned. 

From Left to Right:

Patience wants to help other girls develop self-confidence and teach them how to overcome difficulties and challenges. She wants to "teach the young generation with lost hope how to develop it."

Queen wants to develop her own self-confidence and the confidence of others through encouragement. She dreams of making a change in the community and becoming an entrepreneur.

Darlene wants to change the lives of others by giving them hope and confidence. She hopes to help other achieve their dreams and become good leaders.

Peace, Team Leader, is passionate about Rwanda's youth and is interested in sharing ideas with them. "...we know that the youth has influenced the Rwandan community through their thinking and physical capacity and their participation."

 Sarah is excited about giving back to the community by bringing social change and teaching leadership to Rwanda's youth.

Patricie is practicing her small business skills by offering tea and snacks on her school's campus. She wants to help the community by fighting poverty by encouraging entrepreneurship.

Julian wants to empower young women by helping them develop self-confidence. She hopes to serve as a role model to younger generations by being an example in ethical leadership.

While in training, 4 of these girls receive money to help with transportation to make sure they can get home safely at the end of the day. Young women this age can't afford cars or licenses, so they are dependent on public transportation if they can afford it, or they walk. To cover their expenses, I have committed to pay them $50/month to help them get to our trainings. I have so much confidence in these girls and in this program and I want to be able to do whatever is necessary to help them achieve their dream of reaching out to other girls.

With your financial support, I will be able to continue helping these girls and soon I hope to be able to hire each of these girls upon graduation to be full time trainers, reaching out and mentoring young women.