Monday, February 15, 2010

Students at the Opening Ceremony

Elizabeth Davis, CEO

In the first Akilah class:

  • One third of students are heads of household, with 50 dependents among them.
  • 86% have held a leadership position, including: Leader in local chapter of orphan group Association des Eleves Rescape de Genocide (AERG), President of a choir, Head Girl in secondary school, President of Anti-AIDS Club in secondary, “Mom” of an “Innovation Family” for orphans in secondary school, Leader of local neighborhood government, and Sunday School teacher.
  • Number of siblings ranges from 1 – 9
  • Students come from every province in Rwanda: Kigali, Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western

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