Oct 28, 2023 | Student Stories
Greetings, I’m Jean Claude! Hello from Boneza, Rwanda! My name is Jean Claude and I’m a masonry student at Kivu Hills Academy (KHA). Besides studying, I also enjoy extra-curriculum activities at school like playing volleyball, and learning about carpentry...
Oct 20, 2023 | Student Stories
Hello everyone, my name is Elyse. I live in the western part of Rwanda with my mother and 2 siblings. Like much of the community, my mother is a farmer and she grows different crops like beans, cassava, maize, peas, and coffee. Her earnings are modest – we live...
Oct 15, 2023 | Student Stories
Meet David! David was the 6th born into a family of 7. At an early age, he loved taking his family’s cows to graze, where he could sit and watch the green hills that covered the space around him. Growing up, David was always a happy kid – until he turned...
Oct 10, 2023 | Student Stories
Meet Ange! Ange was born in the Rutsiro District located in the western part of Rwanda. She is the second born in a family of 3 boys and 2 girls. At her 18 years of age, Ange considers herself the secondary caregiver of her siblings. She has a lot of responsibilities...
Sep 30, 2023 | Student Stories
Meet Joyeuse! The last born of 5 children, Joyeuse became an orphan at 8 years old. Born and raised in the community neighboring Boneza, she was raised by her elder siblings who struggled to find food and attend school at the same time. Her family was known in the...
Sep 26, 2023 | Student Stories
Joachim is Studying Tourism! Meet Joachim, a 19-year-old Tourism student in grade 11 at Kivu Hills Academy. He was born in the western part of the country (Rusizi District) in a large family consisting of 4 boys and 3 girls. He faced a lot of constraints in his...