Join us on this special day to meet our first class of students and their families!
Date: Saturday, February 6
Time: 11 am: Program Begins
12:30 pm: Lunch and tour of the Akilah classrooms
Akilah CEO Elizabeth Dearborn Davis will speak about the Akilah vision and our goals for this first year of classes, as well as our plans to renovate our own campus in Bugesera district. Other guests and speakers include American Ambassador Stuart Symington; representatives from the Workforce Development Authority, the Rwanda Development Board, and the Ministry of Education; and Akilah supporters from the United States and Hong Kong.
Stay after the program to enjoy lunch and coffee with the Akilah team: Monique Schmidt, Joy Businge, Mary Powell, Jonathan Kleiman, Kelley Mulfinger, Irene Kagoya and Muhire Enock.
Please RSVP to info@akilahinstitute.org if you plan to attend, or if you have any questions about the event.
We look forward to seeing you there!
(Click More for directions to the Akilah Institute )
The Akilah Institute in Kigali is located on the compound of REACH, another nonprofit organization, in Kibagabaga.
*** From MTN Center (Nyarutarama). Go towards B-Club or Tigo Headquarters. Turn right on Kinyinya-Kibagabaga Road, then again turn right after 500 meters on Kibagabaga road. Turn right on the first dirt road before the Kibagabaga Hospital (near Isaro Housing Estate). You will see a large sign on the road for Akilah. Continue past 2 houses on your right. Turn right on the dirt road that heads down the hill and towards the valley. You will see the REACH/Akilah compound in front of you.
***From Kimironko. Pass the market and Bank Populaire. Turn left on Kibagabaga road, and drive all the way to the Kibagabaga Hospital. (near Isaro Housing Estate.) Turn left on the first dirt road after the Kibagabaga Hospital. There is a large sign on the roadside for Akilah. Continue past 2 houses on your right. Turn right on the dirt road that heads down the hill and towards the valley. You will see the REACH/Akilah compound in front of you.