Impact
Educating girls changes everything.
Investing in girls is not only the right thing to do, it’s the smart thing to do. Girls' education fosters economic development, peace, and reduces societal inequalities. UNICEF reports that girls’ education improves health outcomes, saving millions of lives, and evidence shows that countries with less gender disparity in schools are more likely to have higher economic growth and stability.
In a country where only 3% of girls pursue higher education, 97% of Gashora Girls Academy graduates attend universities around the world that are eager to be a part of their journey to the top. Our alumnae are studying at 221 universities in 31 countries, including every Ivy League school.
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Impact Reports
We are empowered to be bold, empowered to achieve our dreams, and empowered to speak on behalf of others who don't have a voice or don't have an opportunity to speak up. When you are bold, when you can pursue your dreams, and that changes the world.
—Pascale, Gashora Girls Academy Class of 2016, University of St. Thomas in Minnesota Class of 2021
Creating impact for their communities and their world.
Almost half of our 705 Gashora Girls Academy graduates enter the science, math, and technology fields. Among our alumnae we have medical doctors, academic award winners, agricultural scientists, and successful engineers, just to name a few. They bring an inspirational blend of courage and compassion to everything they do.
To date, 148 of our alumnae are currently working in Rwanda to build a more equitable, prosperous, and innovative society. They approach the most urgent local and global challenges with unflinching creativity and determination.
Leadership Around the World
881
Gashora Girls Academy Graduates
(10 Graduating Classes)
3%
Only 3% Of Rwandan Females Go Onto Higher Education
97%
Gashora Girls Matriculate to College
(First 9 Graduating Classes)
221
# Of Universities That Have Enrolled GGAST Alumni for Undergraduate and Graduate Study
33
# Of Countries Across the World Where Our Alumnae Are or Have Studied
489
College Graduates Impacting Their Communities
142
Alumnae From Our First Four Graduating Classes Working in Rwanda
26
Alumnae in Graduate School
101
Completed Graduate School
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