Mary Josine wants to be a doctor!

Thanks to your donation, Mary Josine is attending intensive English classes on Saturdays and Sundays this fall. Mary Josine is 15 years old and in her second year of lower secondary school in Rwanda.

Because the Rwandan schooling system has recently switched to English-based classes, students must improve their English skills in order to succeed academically.  Mary Josine is from the Gashora sector – an impoverished area of Rwanda which was hit hard by the genocide. She has two brothers and no sisters.  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.

In her free time, Mary Josine likes to play sing and study. Her favorite subject in school is English, and she hopes to one day become a doctor. Thanks to your support, she will have the English skills that she needs to succeed in school and in life.