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Juliette is proud of one decision above all others. She stepped away from the streets and chose a different life, even when the cost of change fel...

When Francine was 17, she arrived in the city from the village but failed to get a job because she didn’t have a high enough level of education. Growing up, her homelife was a struggle so she would miss a lot of school and they couldn’t pay school fees. This resulted in her dropping out at 2^nd grade.

Before Victoria joined DuHope, she was a street vendor of vegetable which is illegal in Rwanda. They are place she would not even think of going to sell his merchandise and also whenever she would be standing, the police would come anytime and take her if caught by surprise or run away and leave the merchandise there, loss now and then. 

Angelique’s life began shrouded in hardship. At a young age, the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsis robbed her of her parents, plunging her into a pr...

Growing up in a busy Rwandan town, Christine never imagined her life would become a battle for survival. Yet, at just 35, she has weathered storms ...

Marie Claire is 32, a single mother, with a 7-year-old son. She is a woman of very few words,  down to earth and calm. She grew up in a loving fami...

Growing up, Clementine felt hated by her father. She was always fighting for his love, and her mother never gave her a clear answer about why he wa...

One of the hardest things that Philomene has had to endure is the hate from her grandmother. She never understood why she was never nice to her. He...

Angelique’s life was forever affected by the 1994 Rwandan Genocide against Tutsis, when she lost both of her parents; it has taken a long time for ...

Nadia’s past emotional traumas still haunt her now, and manifest in numerous ways which are hurtful to her and to those around her. Nadia shared t...

Alphonsine had no idea what counseling was before being part of the DuHope community. She didn’t like talking to people; she was always quiet, and...

Before coming to Duhope, Geraldine stayed home and didn't work because she had left her job in a restaurant after she started living with her husb...