by Eugene Dushime | Sep 20, 2016 | Rwanda
A few months ago, I was telling the kids at MindLeaps that we will host a group of special guests in August. The kids asked me why I call them “special.” I responded, “They are special because, thanks to them, our MindLeaps Center exists.” I could see doubt on...
by Eugene Dushime | Jun 5, 2016 | Rwanda
Rene is a former street child. When I first met him, he was completely lost. He was not even strong enough to stand under the sun for a few minutes. Most of the time, he was talking in a sitting position avoiding eye contact. Now, when you engage in a conversation...
by Eugene Dushime | Apr 30, 2016 | Rwanda
This is the lesson I learned this month from the last student who was selected to attend boarding school. His name is Fiston Sindambiwe, and he arrived at MindLeaps in January 2015. As he told me, he was just passing by the center. Fiston ended up on the streets...
by Eugene Dushime | Apr 18, 2016 | Rwanda
Late last year, MindLeaps launched a new girls program with the support of American Ballet Theatre’s Misty Copeland. This program was implemented with the aim of serving girls at-risk in Kigali. Like the boys at MindLeaps, classes of 15 kids at a time are recruited....
by Eugene Dushime | Jan 9, 2016 | Rwanda
There’s a saying: “Sometimes you have to kind of die inside in order to rise from your own ashes and believe in yourself and love yourself to become a new person.” I have heard some regular students at MindLeaps speak of who they were before, and then change to become...
