My Nonprofit Reviews

I believe that there is always a single most important life-charging experience each person undergoes in his or her life. There is always a tremendous trigger that serves as a turning point for a better and enlightened life in the history of each mankind.

My gap year at Bridge2Rwanda Scholars Program is that kind of transformative experience which serves as a pivot for my new life of service to others. If there is any one thing I could forever be thankful and grateful for, then it is my grooming at B2R. I can't believe that I could learn a lot of life fundamental principles- from servant leadership to cultural transition- in less than one year!

At Bridge2Rwanda, I learned that the essence of true leadership is in the word "service" which we were clearly taught to embody through community service- another important pillar of B2R. B2R is a holistic program that trains and prepares its scholars and empowers them for a life of service in the real world. It adds value to the fellowship of servant leaders and makes them ready for the transformation of their generation.

With the knowledge and skills I gained during my gap year at B2R, I have founded a youth-based transformative nonprofit organization which I called LEADERSHIP AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, with a vision of "transforming our youth's mindset to build the right skillset and toolset to boost the productivity of our next generations." Inspired by B2R's philosophy of leadership, our mission is "to train young leaders to think and create awareness in elderly people to enhance servant leadership in our society."

Looking back at my experience at B2R, I can exclaim with the words of the wisest man who ever lived, King Solomon of the Ancient Israel: "Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all." Many programs do great and noble things, but Bridge2Rwanda Scholars Program excels them all in the sphere of grooming and training young leaders to transform our society!