After graduating from Gashora Girls Academy of Science and Technology, Alodie studied in the US before returning to Rwanda where her passion for public service has grown. Since opening Gashora Girls Academy we dreamed of many different ways our alumnae would impact their communities, the country and the world. Gashora alumnae are working as doctors, engineers, environmentalists and scientists, and now…Parliamentarians. Alodie recently ran for and was elected as a member of Parliament for the East African Legislative Assembly. Read more HERE

Congratulations to Gloria, 2018 Gashora graduate, who was named the 2023 Rhodes Scholar for the East Africa constituency. Gloria has spent the last four years at Columbia University where she studied psychology. While at Oxford she intends to continue doing research on learning and memory. Read more about Gloria HERE

Congratulations to Gashora Girls Academy alumna, Grace Ingabire, who was crowned Miss Rwanda 2021. Grace graduated from Bates College, majoring in dance with a concentration on globalization and philosophy. We wish her the best on this journey. Click here to read more about her passion for dance.

AT GGAST I became a fearless and confident woman with a mind for solving problems and thinking outside the box. At Gashora, I discovered my love for Biology and Chemistry which shaped me to find my way into medicine and aspire to be a doctor. I was given choices that broadened my thinking and showed me how to believe in myself.

Now as a college student, a friend and I have recently started a project known as GLOW (Girls Lighten Our World). We came up with the idea after seeing young women in the medical field who lacked self-confidence and decision making skills just to name a few. The purpose of GLOW is to empower female medical students which we believe is an essential tool to drive development in all aspects of life, be it family, community or our country as a whole.

It is because of Gashora that all this is possible, that a fire in me was lit, and I am now dreaming, and dreaming big!

Rusa Divine was recently named as the Regional Advisor for Africa at the International Federation of Medical Student Association (IFMSA). The IFMSA is the largest student led organization in the world where medical students around the world meet to discuss, learn and grow. For the next year, Rusa will be heading the African department, working with internationals from the 5 world regions, in work with Sexual and Reproductive Health including HIV/AIDS (SCORA). She will be working with country officials in SCORA and helping to build the capacity in the region by initiating regional activities and training's. We are so proud of her work to help make a difference in her country and all of Africa.

Gashora alumna, Hyacinthe Uwizera, was recently featured in Penn Today, a publication of the University of Pennsylvania. Hyacinthe graduates this spring with a degree in computer science and a minor in Africana studies. She shares about her personal and professional experiences since arriving at Penn four years ago. Read Here →

Gashora Class of 2015 alumna, Shemsa, was featured in an article by University of Nebraska. "For Women’s History Month, we’re featuring some of our impactful female students. This week, meet Shemsa Ndahiro Iribagiza, an integrated science major from Kigali, Rwanda. Since she was young, her parents instilled that she is a strong woman. Now she’s dreaming big, helping others find their voice and feel heard, and advocating for others...." Read More →

Gashora alumna, Pascale Kunda, was recently voted this year's Tommie Award winner, a prestigious award offered once a year to a senior at the University of St. Thomas. Pascale is currently a senior at St. Thomas studying mechanical engineering and minoring in peace engineering and is the first engineering major to receive this award. An interview with Pascale can be read here. She shares about the engineering program and her hopes for the future.

One of our incredible alumna, Sandrine, interned with Zero Hunger this summer. As a rising senior at Michigan State University where she studies Food Science and Food Management. She shares her experience working with cooperatives in both Rwanda and Guatamala. Read Blog Here →

It is the beginning of March and that means that the class of 2019's National Exam scores are in! The Gashora Girls have excelled once again with 100% passing and 40 students receiving a PERFECT SCORE! We are also proud that one of our students was The Best in Sciences and plans to become a mechanical engineer. Our students continue to break Gashora records and achieve academic success, join us in celebrating their success!

Assumpta Gasana and Nancy Ingabire Abayo are civil engineering students and the brains behind Sci-Touche, an initiative that seeks to leverage science-related curriculums into more practical applications through scientific experiments in schools.

The project aims at providing space and equipment for all Rwandan students who are pursuing, or aspire to pursue, STEM-related courses at higher levels of education.

In a twist of fate, Walla Walla Community College is lending a hand in helping to shape the future of Rwanda.

Since last spring Walla Walla has been home to seven Rwandan students: Eliane Wibabara, Grace Ingabire, Sarah Benimana, Sandrine Iradukunda, Ornella Usanase, Aline Uwase, and Ariane Kangabo.

All are enrolled at the college, studying soil science, irrigation technology, precision agriculture and water conservation. All seven are graduates of the Gashora Girl's Academy of Science and Technology near Kigali, Rwanda's capital city. Read the complete article here →