Yvonne
Yvonne is one of our newest university students. Yvonne and her twin sister Geneveva clung together after their entire family was killed during the genocide. At age 10, Yvonne and Geneveva sold crops on the street to earn enough money to travel four hours to Kigali, Rwanda’s capital city. Through the help of various individuals along the way and still clinging to each other, the girls both found little jobs, and enrolled to finish primary, then high school.
After high school, Yvonne worked in a tea factory to support Geneveva while she attended and finished college. Before Geneveva could do the same for Yvonne, these young ladies were in an accident, and Geneveva passed away a few weeks afterwards from a slow brain hemorrhage. Then, Yvonne was totally alone in the world!
Supported by SEED just since last September, this determined young lady has done so well in her studies that the university has expressed the desire to keep her on staff once she graduates.
— by Mavis Bauman
Other young women like Yvonne can excel with your support.