For the past five years, I’ve worked closely with an organization called TWEENS (Together We Educationally Empower Non-Privileged Students). TWEENS is a remarkable program created by refugees, for refugees, offering free high school classes to students in Tongogara Refugee Camp.
The camp hosts over 17,000 refugees, primarily from the DRC, Burundi, and Rwanda but schooling only goes up to 10th grade. The traditional path to university simply doesn’t exist for most of these young people. TWEENS bridges that gap. And the impact speaks for itself: graduates have gone on to earn their credentials and scholarships to attend universities around the world.
Having spent over 12 years in Tongogara myself, I can say with certainty that education remains the most reliable path back to purpose and dignity after the trauma of war and displacement. That belief is why this work matters so deeply to me.
The funds we’re raising will go directly toward keeping the TWEENS Center running, covering operational costs so we can continue serving our students and giving as many as possible a real fighting chance.
If you’re able to donate, share, or simply pass this along to your network, it would mean the world. No amount is too small.
Thank you.
