Learning English Will Help Odette Become A Teacher

Thanks to your donation, Odette is attending intensive English classes on Saturdays and Sundays this fall. Odette is 19 years old and in her second year of lower secondary school in rural Rwanda. She has two brothers and one sister. In her free time, Odette likes to play soccer.

Because the Rwandan schooling system has recently switched to English-based classes, students must improve their English skills in order to succeed academically. Odette is from the Gashora sector – an impoverished area of Rwanda which was hit hard by the genocide. Few students from Gashora have the opportunity to move on to upper secondary school. English skills are critical in order to succeed on the national exam, which determines entrance into upper secondary school.

She is committed to learning to speak English well through these intensive classes. English is even her favorite subject in school. Odette likes school so much that one day, she even hopes to be a teacher. Thanks to your support, she will have the English skills that she needs to succeed in school and in life.