Kevia writes down measurements in her notebook.<\/p>\n
The aspiring chemical engineer has just performed a titration, but we are witnessing more here than just a simple laboratory procedure. Rwanda is making a push to equip girls for science-related careers and is creating a model for other African governments to follow.<\/p>\n
Kevia’s classmate Keza Marie Aime\u00e9 is planning on becoming a pilot. Her backup plan is to be a pharmacist.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first thing that came to my mind before choosing this school was that I wanted to live with girls who know what they want. The reason why I want to become a pilot is because we\u2019re having just few girls that are pilots and I want to show people that yes, we can as girls,\u201d Aime\u00e9 says.<\/p>\n
The FAWE Girls\u2019 School, where Aime\u00e9 has been a student for the past three years, is part of a proliferation of STEM-focused schools in Rwanda over the past decade. FAWE is considered one of the best. The boarding school admits girls from impoverished backgrounds. On national exams, FAWE students overwhelming score in the top percentile.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a belief of many that girls cannot perform as good as boys, but that is not correct. So believing that they have that potential of doing sciences as well as boys, I think it\u2019s very good for them because with sciences, one can do many things,\u201d says Pascale Dukuzi, a chemistry instructor at FAWE Girls\u2019 school.<\/p>\n
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