» We would like to share this great article, written by C.M. Rubin, about girls education and the movie coming out today called Girl Rising. It's a good reminder of why we're doing what we do! Educating girls is the answer to so many challenges. An excerpt is below and the full article can be read here: "The Global Search for Education: Girls" &... read more
» General Mills has donated $80,000 to the scholarship fund at Gashora Girls Academy! What an incredible support this is for Rwanda Girls Initiative. General Mills is promoting Rwanda Girls Initiative on Yellow Box Cheerios and Fruit by the Foot Roll-Ups throughout Costco warehouses nationwide. The scholarship fund at Gashora Girls Academy helps to cover the... read more
» Over 300 women leaders from philanthropy, business, media, academia, and the nonprofit sector gathered on December 7 at the third annual Women in the World Breakfast, hosted by the Seattle International Foundation (SIF), to discuss the importance of investing in women and girls and celebrate Washington state’s commitment to global women’s issues. SIF awarded a grant of... read more
» We are so excited to share with you our film short "Educating Girls Changes Everything" by National Geographic Filmmaker Mick Davie. The film provides a good picture of life at the Gashora Girls Academy and documents the story of one student's admission to the school. Students voice why their education at GGA is so important and discuss their dreams for the future... read more
» A PERFECT 800 on the math portion of the SAT?? Are you kidding me? For any student that would be a feat, but for a 17 year old girl from Rwanda to achieve this in a second language with limited school resources at her schools as she grew up is extraordinary! Chartine, one of our students at GGA, is the perfect example of how the girls take the opportunities provided at the school and e... read more
» Imagine the courage it took our two Senior 5 representatives to get on that plane headed to the USA on August 9th. Neither Witness nor Celeste had ever been out of Rwanda, let alone on a plane. So off they went, with their parents’ blessings and, we hoped, thorough directions about how to navigate the Amsterdam airport where they would have to change planes for their final leg to Boston. ... read more
» With one month remaining in the academic year, I reflect back on my last ten months at GGAST and am overcome with the settling sense of gratitude. Gratitude for the opportunity to leave everything I have ever known and experience something new, gratitude to be learning and growing within a new life and culture, but most importantly the gratitude to be a part of something as significant and s... read more
» President Kagame and the First Lady of Rwanda visited Gashora Girls Academy this week! President Kagame urged students to focus on their education in order to become successful in life and significantly contribute to the development of Rwanda. An excerpt is below and the full article can be read here: “Kagame Visits Gashora Girls School.” “As young people,... read more
» Screaming, hugs, cheers and tears of joy today upon the news that three of our girls have been admitted to the African Leadership Academy (ALA). The ALA is a highly regarded two year school located in South Africa that seeks to transform Africa by identifying, developing, and connecting the next generation of African leaders. They comb Africa for youth who show the spark of initiative;... read more
» Rwanda Girls Initiative and the Gashora Girls Academy were highlighted yesterday in an article about Rwanda written by the Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation. An excerpt is below and the full article can be read here: "Rwanda's Healing Journey." Rwanda, Africa’s most densely populated country (over 11 million people living in an area sli... read more