October 2017 - She Can

SHE-CAN Scholar’s Take the Lead project provides low-income students with health insurance, aims to reduce dropouts – by Christiane Umutoni

For my Take the Lead project, I chose to pay for the insurance cards of some primary school students that I used to tutor when I was in high school. Many of these students drop out of school because of health issues. When the students get sick, they can’t afford health care which causes them to […]

SHE-CAN Scholar aspires to improve Rwanda’s infrastructure after graduation, presents research at SVURS Symposium – by Assumpta Gasana

Assumpta presents her research at the SVURS Symposium My goal as a future civil engineer is to aid in the development of Rwanda by helping create better and safer roads, railroads and bridges that will help connect Rwanda’s rural areas to the cities. Although Rwanda has this type of infrastructure, I believe that there’s still […]

Zipline International Inc. Internship Q&A with SHE-CAN Scholar Chartine Iraguha

The SHE-CAN staff chatted with scholar Chartine Iraguha, senior at Bucknell University, about her summer internship with Zipline International Inc. in Half Moon Bay, CA. Zipline designs, manufactures and operates small drones that deliver life-saving medical products, such as blood, to patients in remote areas. Although her internship only lasted from June to early August, she […]

SHE-CAN Scholar’s Take the Lead project, a seminar on college life, draws 300+ attendees – by Sopharoth (Rosie) Ith

On Saturday, May 6, I initiated my Take the Lead project at my former high school (Presh Sisowat) I named my project “Better Path for Our Next Generation” and hosted a seminar that provided tips and guidance to students who planned on attending a university after high school. 300+ participants attended my seminar; it was […]