by Photos MindLeaps | May 1, 2019 | Rwanda
In January 2019, MindLeaps recruited twenty new out-of-school youth. When they joined the program, these kids had never danced before. “Our muscles hurt the first two weeks and we almost wanted to stop coming to the center. But as time went on, we fell in love with...
by Photos MindLeaps | Apr 30, 2019 | Rwanda
In March 2019, MindLeaps hosted supporters Dr. Howard Bilofsky, Margaret Shapiro and Linda Blackstone for a week-long visit to Rwanda. During their stay, the visitors were able to sit in on a meeting of the MindLeaps parents’ committee, a part of our Family...
by Photos MindLeaps | Mar 22, 2018 | Rwanda
Zidane Ndatimana lives with his mother and 10 siblings. Coming from a poor family and facing difficult life conditions, in 2009, Zidane decided to go to the street. Zidane joined MindLeaps dance program through its early partnership with FidesCo, another organization...
by Photos MindLeaps | Mar 20, 2018 | Rwanda
At the end of 2017, we had 16 kids take the national exam in Rwanda. This exam is an educational milestone for all Rwandan children. At MindLeaps, all 16 of our kids passed with impressively good scores! They were admitted to good schools; in January, they started...
by Photos MindLeaps | Feb 13, 2018 | Guinea
In our country, like in other countries in this region of the world, there is mistrust of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) (national or international). Often NGOs are established with a mandate to help children, but after they receive funding, the organizations...
