Thanks for helping Chantal learn English!

Thanks to your donation, Chantal is attending intensive English classes on Saturdays and Sundays this fall. Chantal is 18 years old and in her first 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. Chantal is from the Gashora sector – an impoverished area of Rwanda which was hit hard by the genocide. She has one brother and three 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, Chantal likes to play football (soccer). Her favorite subject in school is English, and she hopes to one day become a teacher.  Thanks to your support, she will have the English skills that she needs to succeed in school and in life.