Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Global Capacity News, May 2012: My Dad Was Shot To Death By Robbers


Student Spotlight: Cadette
cadetteCadette’s dreams are beginning to come true thanks to the support of Global Capacity. Cadette is in her early twenties and only had the opportunity to complete school up to the 6th grade. She has had a difficult life. She was brought up in Tanzania and she survived war at the time she lived there. She is not without pain as she can remember the painful day her father was shot to death by robbers. She came to live with relatives in Rwanda, including her mother. Due to poverty her mother was not able to give her the things she needs. She is now part of a girls' home for older orphans and vulnerable young people.
With the help of Global Capacity, Cadette actually had a choice for the first time in her life regarding her future and schooling. She could choose to try to complete school starting at the 7th grade or go to Vocational School. She chose to begin a one-year program in Vocational School for hotel management. She has a mixture of emotions at this time of joy, fear, excitement and of everything else ahead of her. She began the program late however the school is giving her extra tutoring to catch her up. She did not want to postpone any longer a chance for the future.
She has to pinch herself in believing every morning she is on her way to school. Global Capacity’s sponsorship gives her all she needs to be a good student and to feel good about herself. There are no worries of how her fees will be paid, how she will continue to have transport, notebooks or internship requirements. All of these are paid by Global Capacity so the only worry Cadette has is to study and to pass. This is a luxury for most students to have these worries eliminated. She thanks Global Capacity with her whole heart.
Noteworthy News 
CNN aims at telling inspiring stories through its CNN Photos, using photography as the narrator. A recent story depicted the aftermath of the 1994 Genocide, focusing on the essential themes of love and reconciliation. The article Love is a weapon to destroy evil tells of the profound experience of forgiving and then loving those who have wronged us. Who better to do that than Gasperd, whose brother was killed by a man named Innocent. They both now stand arm-in-arm in reconciliation.
May 1 was Labour Day in Rwanda.  The nation celebrates the holiday to remember and honor the countless workers who have helped Rwanda develop into what it is today.  President Kagame gave an address to the citizens, which noted that 125,000 Rwandans enter the job market every year. Read more of his words.
Subscriber Sound-off 
A recent editorial in Rwanda's New Times newspaper discusses how Rwanda's traditional education system seemed to favor the academic disciplines of science and mathematics over art and literature.  In Where are our cultural creatives?, author Diana Mpyisi notes "As a country, we are known for inventing unique, home-grown solutions, which in the beginning usually baffles the world and later received global praise. Why can’t we do the same with our educational system and, unlike the global educational trends that focus on mathematics and science, place equal emphasis on art and design, as well as subjects in the humanities?" 
We want to hear from you! What academic discipline do you think is most important in helping an extremely poor country to grow and flourish? See the question on our Facebook page and tell us NOW!   


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