Divine I.
Location: Nyamirambo, Rwanda
Age: 11
Hobbies: reading
Sponsorship need: Primary School ($500)
When she grows up, Divine wants to be an English teacher!
Divine is 11 years old and joined MindLeaps in 2018 at age nine after dropping out of school. She lives with her mother and baby brother called Brian.
Divine has a very good relationship with her mother and shares the household chores with her. They divide everything in two: during the week, Divine cares for her younger brother in between attending school and the MindLeaps centre, and at the weekend she cooks, cleans, and washes the clothes while her mother takes care of her little brother. Despite her young age and the many responsibilities that she holds, Divine works very hard to help her family. These responsibilities have made her an independent little girl. Her family home was taken down by rain, forcing them to relocate further uphill. Therefore, her walk to and from the centre is relatively far and on a steep incline, but despite the difficult conditions, Divine takes it in her stride and never complains.
In between helping out at home, Divine comes to the MindLeaps centre every morning before school. After school she attends tutoring lessons in mathematics, English and science to speed up her learning. Divine is currently in 6th grade at Cyivugiza Primary School and will therefore sit her national exams this year. Divine enjoys school but English is her favourite subject of all. She is doing really well and is currently in the top 10 of her class overall. She is already preparing for her exams and we have every faith that she is going to do well in them. Divine attends dance classes at MindLeaps at the weekend.
Divine loves dancing and is one of the best dancers at MindLeaps. She is in the performance group and has performed in several events. She was visited by Misty Copeland who inspired her to be a strong female. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Divine used to take extra ballet classes in another part of Kigali every week. This allowed her to improve her technique but also to build her confidence and interact with other children. At this dance academy, students are from both Rwanda and abroad. This experience allowed her to meet other likeminded young people who she could communicate with through both English and dance.
Divine’s best friend is Belize, another MindLeaps student. The two girls joined MindLeaps at the same time and have therefore been dancing and growing together from the beginning. They are always by each other’s sides and are best friends forever!
The MindLeaps staff say that Divine is their little angel. She is a very kind girl with a pure heart. She is very generous, humble, respectful, and is always smiling regardless of anything she is going through. Divine says that she would like to grow up to buy her mum a house where they can live peacefully together.
We look forward to seeing Divine continue to develop and bless the people around her who are fortunate enough to know her or call her a friend.
Divine has a very good relationship with her mother and shares the household chores with her. They divide everything in two: during the week, Divine cares for her younger brother in between attending school and the MindLeaps centre, and at the weekend she cooks, cleans, and washes the clothes while her mother takes care of her little brother. Despite her young age and the many responsibilities that she holds, Divine works very hard to help her family. These responsibilities have made her an independent little girl. Her family home was taken down by rain, forcing them to relocate further uphill. Therefore, her walk to and from the centre is relatively far and on a steep incline, but despite the difficult conditions, Divine takes it in her stride and never complains.
In between helping out at home, Divine comes to the MindLeaps centre every morning before school. After school she attends tutoring lessons in mathematics, English and science to speed up her learning. Divine is currently in 6th grade at Cyivugiza Primary School and will therefore sit her national exams this year. Divine enjoys school but English is her favourite subject of all. She is doing really well and is currently in the top 10 of her class overall. She is already preparing for her exams and we have every faith that she is going to do well in them. Divine attends dance classes at MindLeaps at the weekend.
Divine loves dancing and is one of the best dancers at MindLeaps. She is in the performance group and has performed in several events. She was visited by Misty Copeland who inspired her to be a strong female. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Divine used to take extra ballet classes in another part of Kigali every week. This allowed her to improve her technique but also to build her confidence and interact with other children. At this dance academy, students are from both Rwanda and abroad. This experience allowed her to meet other likeminded young people who she could communicate with through both English and dance.
Divine’s best friend is Belize, another MindLeaps student. The two girls joined MindLeaps at the same time and have therefore been dancing and growing together from the beginning. They are always by each other’s sides and are best friends forever!
The MindLeaps staff say that Divine is their little angel. She is a very kind girl with a pure heart. She is very generous, humble, respectful, and is always smiling regardless of anything she is going through. Divine says that she would like to grow up to buy her mum a house where they can live peacefully together.
We look forward to seeing Divine continue to develop and bless the people around her who are fortunate enough to know her or call her a friend.
Divine is being sponsored in school by The Heinz Family.
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Thank you Heinz Family!
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