I’ve always been interested in studying different genocides that happened in the world, especially Rwanda. I became the president of Never Again Club at my high school in 2010. The club helped me learn so much about division and the outbreak of genocides, but I couldn’t understand why genocides still happen. Therefore, I continued to […]
Month: June 2017
Bay Area Vacation Q&A with SHE-CAN Scholar Sreytom Tim
The SHE-CAN staff chatted with Scholar Sreytom Tim, rising sophomore at the University of Minnesota, about her recent trip to the Bay Area where she spent time with Barbara Bylenga and three of her mentors: Trigg McLeod, Kathy Kanno Wood and Melinda Stephenson. She flew to San Francisco on May 31 and returned to Minneapolis on June 11. […]
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SHE-CAN Scholar helps donate feminine hygiene products to young Rwandan girls through Kasha internship – by Diane Ingabire
When I was young, I built a heart that wanted to give to my community. Everything I wanted to be involved in revolved around helping people. With the help of SHE-CAN, I got an internship in Kasha which is a platform for women’s health products and information serving women across all socioeconomic levels in urban […]
Book club strengthens bond between SHE-CAN Scholar and her mentors – by Chelsea Hildagaju
When I was first introduced to my mentors by Barbara Bylenga via Skype in June 2016, neither I nor my mentors had thought we’d create such a bond. Being a part of SHE-CAN had so far been nothing short of an extreme privilege, so saying that I was excited to be a mentee to a team […]
Determination and perseverance helps SHE-CAN Scholar land summer job at agricultural mechanization startup company – by Eunice Umubyeyi
Last year we had an amazing time when Barbara Bylenga and Madison Shepard of SHE-CAN visited Rwanda to recruit the class of 2022. During a dinner, they talked to us about life in the U.S. and some of the challenges scholars who came before us faced. That’s when the topic about saving our money, especially before […]