Cadette: My father was shot to death by robbers

Student Spotlight: Cadette

Cadette’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.