Life Stories
Improving Life Through Education
Former Students Tell How Their Lives Changed With The Support Of Abana
Bosco
My name is Bosco. I come from Kitabi, a village in the south of Rwanda.
I currently work as a Software Engineer in the U.S. and I own a small
business in Rwanda. To some extent my life sounds like a fantastic
achievement for a young man in his 20s! And yes, it’s true! I will
tell you why. I grew up in poor conditions where we had no food and
money to pay for school.
I had a dream that one day I would go to school and study all the
way to college.
I wanted to be someone. I wanted a career. And above all I wanted to
lift my family out of poverty. As time went by those dreams started to
feel like more of daydreams or fantasies. There was just no way my family could afford all the things I need for my education and that of my siblings.
To cut the long story short, I persevered.
We sold everything we owned, but a moment came when there was nothing left to rely on. This time I met Sheila who was a Teacher at my high school. She did everything she could to help me stay in school. The journey was not easy. I needed her for everything. She was all I had.
Through her charity ‘ABANA’ she helped me graduate both high school and college. Thanks to ABANA I am now a grown up man and I am helping my relatives to have the same education I had.
There are hundreds of thousands of children who are facing the same situation. They simply need somebody to believe in them. There is so much potential and talent that we will unleash if we give these children a chance.
ABANA is a big part of my life. I will forever be grateful.
There are many more young people like Bosco who need our help to access Education. A small donation could make such a difference
Valens Nsengiyumva
Speech of my graduation event on this 9th November 2018
Thanks so much to allow me have a speech, I am so glad
and proud to be with you to day For my graduation
ceremony from Institut Catholique de Kabgayi ( ICK).
I would like to thank my almighty God, for watches over me
every time and gave me extra effort that leads to the
achievements.
I greatly thank Institut Catholique de Kabgayi, the faculty
of journalism and communication studies, the staff, lecturers
for their guidance and knowledge package they provided me.
I wish to extend my special thanks to my lovely mother Verene Mukangoboka, a family of My British mother Sheila Burns , her all children Sonia Burns, Sebastian Burns , Nicholas Burns , their family members Margaret , Thomas, Adam Coleman, Kate Symonds, Adela Mtnez Tores, and their young children Dylan Burns and Elliot Burns.
To day , I would love to thank all friends of charity of ABANA Furthering for Education in Rwanda for your parental love and support in my education ,also my special gratitude is concentrated to my lovely British mother Sheila Burns for her financial support, morals , ideas that helped me a lot to attain this level.
I am very grateful for your faith and encouragement that guided me triumph. Over challenges in counted during my school life, it could be hardly possible to have a completion of my education without you.
Allow me to present you my education back ground:
1998- 2005 : I finished my primary school
2006-2011: I finished my secondary school ,I got rwanda advanced certificate of education ( A2) in languages.
2012: acceuille et tourisme, I got its cerifate.
2014: I got english language proficiency certificate
2013-2017: completion of university public relations studies (PR)
On 8th october 2017: public defence
On 9th november 2018 , I get graduation ceremony.
Finally, I strongly appreciate everyone’s hands, this is my opportunity to thank for what you have done , is being done, and expectations to be done. We are who we are becouse of you.
May God blesses England and Rwanda.
We love you so much.
Jean de Dieu
