Former Street Children Succeed In School

What would you say if you realized that all those begging faces that you pass by everyday on the street have hidden talents inside themselves? In the middle of April, the MindLeaps Rwanda team was concentrated on sending kids back to school. These were kids that...

Kitchen Garden At MindLeaps Center

The local authorities and 24 youth from Nyarugenge District joined MindLeaps students to plant kitchen gardens that will help 65 former street children improve their family nutrition.  These gardens will add vegetables to their diet and excess produce will be sold to...

Tears of Joy

Often, there are some times when we experience great joy due to achievements. Science says that the tears of joy represent an emotional release due to the mixture of optimism and challenge in our lives. For some people, it usually includes a sense of relief after a...

The Meaning of “Thank You”

  “Thank you” – a word of appreciation that we use when we feel gratitude toward someone. One of MindLeaps’ top students, Pacifique, is known by his nickname “Passy”.  Passy thinks that “thank you” is not enough unless it comes with action. Here is how...

Children in Rugerero Village

In November 2009, Rebecca and I had the pleasure to teach more than 100 vulnerable children in Rugerero, a small village on the border between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.  It was a very big experience because we were teaching dance and raising awareness...