Janet
PROGRESS
OUR GOAL: A CIRCLE OF SUPPORTERS GIVING $350/MONTH OR $4200 FOR THE YEAR
Rwanda
University of Rwanda
Dental Therapy
CAREER: Dentist
GRAD DATE: 2025
JOURNEY
- March 1, 2023 – In a recent Leadership Development Workshop, we explored the question, “How can you make sure the pain of your past doesn’t determine your future?” What stood out and meant the most to you in this workshop? Janet said: “The pain of my past shouldn’t determine my future if I am focused and have a vision of what and who I want to be. If I work hard to change my past or the pain I went through, I can also make good decisions that will not divert me from what I wish or want to be.”
- September 8, 2022 – Janet discussed the biggest changes in her life since the end of the COVID restrictions: “The biggest change in my life since the end of the COVID restrictions was being so creative and innovative to find out what to do without being dependent on guardians and to make my own living. This changed my life greatly since l started working and earning some money that helped me to support myself in many ways.”
Janet’S CIRCLE
- J. Johnson Taylor – Portland, OR
BIO
Janet was born into a family of seven children. Janet studied primary school at Kashenyi integrated, where she got 9 aggregates in the national primary examination. She then attended secondary school at Kagarama where she completed school with 73 aggregates in physics, chemistry and biology. Janet is now in her first year at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Dental Therapy. Janet’s future goals are to start her own clinic where she can provide employment opportunities to other people, helping to improve their standards of living, ultimately leading to the development of the country. Janet also hopes to provide better health services to people in her community, especially dental treatments. In her free time, Janet enjoys swimming, reading story books, and listening to music. She also participates in community work and services like public relations (umuganda).
