FACULTY: General Nursing Sciences
HOBBIES: PLAYING VOLLEY BALL
FAMILY HISTORY
I was born in a family of 8 children, and I am the 3rd youngest. I lost my dad when I was 5 years old, and I have lived and depended on my mom and old siblings since then. Growing up in a village, we always lived on a farm that we maintained to grow the food we eat. We mostly plant beans, corn, potatoes, and vegetables. Currently we are staying in Musanze city, which is located 45 minutes away to be close to other relatives, and we manage the farm remotely by visiting regular to watch the crops and harvest.
When I graduated from high school, I was desperate thinking I would never be able to attend university. When I was told about the Flahive Family Foundation and the support they would give me so I can attend college, I was very excited and I am very thankful for everything they have done for me. Now, I am completing the second year of my College, in general nursing sciences.
I am very proud of our government and the progress that it has been making to improve our health systems and ensure that people have access to basic cares; the work is not yet complete though and we are still in need of more health workers, and improved facilities. I have seen people suffering in hospitals, and I specially picked Nursing Sciences so that one day I can support my community and my country as a health worker.
Student Profiles
Medical Doctor at Ruhengeri Referal Hospital
I am Olivier NDUWUMUKIZA, an native of Rwanda, born and grew up in Northern part of the country, the district of Gakenke. I was born in 1989, a single child, but lost my parents when I was four years old, and since then, I started to be adopted in different families. Within that struggle, I have been able to attend school and with the support of many friends and families, now I am a general practitioner medical doctor with three years of experience.
I am thankful to father God who did a lot to lead my pathways to Flahive family that has taken a great care of me, and because of that I was able to follow through my studies successful.
My experience working with patients have made me like very much my medical profession, and if means allow, I would love to continue my studies. I am specifically interested in pursuing a master’s degree in public health, and if possible specialize in Ophthalmology. Being ophthalmologist would help me focus one area that is still underserved in my community, and I hope with a degree in public health I will be able to even support and/or advise on some of the policy issues that our health system is working on addressing in Rwanda.
FACULTY: General Nursing Sciences
HOBBIES: PLAYING VOLLEY BALL
FAMILY HISTORY
I was born in a family of 8 children, and I am the 3rd youngest. I lost my dad when I was 5 years old, and I have lived and depended on my mom and old siblings since then. Growing up in a village, we always lived on a farm that we maintained to grow the food we eat. We mostly plant beans, corn, potatoes, and vegetables. Currently we are staying in Musanze city, which is located 45 minutes away to be close to other relatives, and we manage the farm remotely by visiting regular to watch the crops and harvest.
When I graduated from high school, I was desperate thinking I would never be able to attend university. When I was told about the Flahive Family Foundation and the support they would give me so I can attend college, I was very excited and I am very thankful for everything they have done for me. Now, I am completing the second year of my College, in general nursing sciences.
I am very proud of our government and the progress that it has been making to improve our health systems and ensure that people have access to basic cares; the work is not yet complete though and we are still in need of more health workers, and improved facilities. I have seen people suffering in hospitals, and I specially picked Nursing Sciences so that one day I can support my community and my country as a health worker.
I was born on 27th April 1996 (21 years old), and I am the first born of the 3 children in my family. My younger brother is 19 and our little princess is 16. My parents are farmers, my brother is in college too, and youngest my sister is still in high school.
I am finishing my second year of medical school, following general medicine, a profession that I am very passionate about, and one, which my young brother has aspired to as well; his is currently in his first year at the University of Rwanda, college of Health. After medical studies, my aspirations are to be an elementary doctor, leading medical team as primary healthcare provider and I hope me and my brother can eventually work together and use our skills to do a project to lead and improve primary healthcare provision.
After graduation from my secondary school, I was given to pursue veterinary at the university of Rwanda. While the field was interesting, I wanted to focus on patient care. I would not have been able to pursue my dream with you Flahive Foundation, because the funding you provided me allowed me to pursue my medical school in a private school.
My names are TUYISHIMIRE Héritier, I was born on 22 th May 1994. I’m currently pursing my studies in general nursing, a path I would not have been able to walk without the support of the Flahive Foundation. I enjoy working hard, but besides school I also enjoy music, composing and writing poems. While I do it for fun, I have already released four songs and it helps to relax and refresh my mind outside school. I am Christian, of a Roman catholic, and I pray to God that you receive his blessings for what you have done for me.
In my family, we are 3 brothers and one sister, I’m the second, and all we are alive with our two parents! My Father is a driver and my mother has no professional job! Thank you Flahive Family Foundation.
I am NTIRENGANYA Elizabeth 25 years old from the family of six children with our MUM only as our father passed away in 2001. I am the second born with 4 sisters and 1 brother; our first sister is a devoted Christian and has chosen to be a sister of Carmelite in the Catholic Church. I have another sister who completed her secondary school; my brother is doing his secondary school, along side my two younger sisters who are in their grade 9 of secondary school. My MUM who has continued to raise us after our father’s passing is a farmer, mostly for what we consume at home and whatever little is left we can bring it to the market to exchange with cash, but it is usually hard for her to provide for us everything that we need.
I started my Primary school the year of struggling in my life, 2001, when I had lost my Dad. My mom and older sister pushed and encouraged me to work hard, and I performed well in school. I lost one year when my mom was not able to support me with school needs, but I eventually returned to school and finished primary school strong. I continued on to secondary school in 2008, finishing O-level in 2010 and start Advanced level in 2011, with a combination of physics-chemistry-biology. I chose sciences specifically because everyone who studied science was able to enroll into university easily, hence to be accepted for general nursing, which I am currently pursuing in my bachelors. Having science background has helped during my bachelors, and I ended my last year with an average of 78.30% score of all my exams.
I am so thankful to Flahave family for their support that now I am able to complete my bachelors, I dream of continuing to do masters eventually in my letter years. With this, I will also be able to continue support my younger siblings and guide them so that they can lead a successful life as well.
In free time, I used to do voluntary internship near home health center for getting some practical clinical experience. I love God and dedicate my Sunday to Church and family. I was heart broken when my dad passed away and I knew school would be very hard from then on, until you brought light in my darkness offered me support to continue my university studies. I pray to God that the ALMIGTHY FATHER BLESS YOU and REFILL THE BASKETS THAT YOU DRAW YOUR SUPPORT FROM!
Honore Didier IMANIZABAYO will be studying finance and accounting, the field which requires to be able to have strong communication skills in order to be successful. He also plans to enroll in intensive evening courses for English.
Honore sat for end of high school national exams and did very well. He possesses natural leadership skills that any community he is in, they always want him to take on organizing/leading responsibilities.
