Celebrating SNHU GEM’s Class of 2022 in Rwanda

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SNHU GEM and Kepler came together to celebrate Rwanda’s graduating class of 2022.

Southern New Hampshire University Vice President, Executive Director of Global Education Movement, Rachael Sears and SNHU Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Social Impact Collective, Dr. Adrian K. Haugabrook joined SNHU GEM’s in-country partner Kepler at the Kiziba campus in Rwanda last week. Together, they celebrated the latest class of graduates from the city of Kigali and the Kiziba Refugee Camp. 70 displaced learners received their diplomas and commemorated their accomplishments with family and friends.

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SNHU Vice President, Executive Director of Global Education Movement, Rachael Sears congratulates a Rwanda Class of 2022 graduate.

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SNHU Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Social Impact Collective, Dr. Adrian Haugabrook addresses the Rwanda Class of 2022.

SNHU GEM strives to reach and support refugees where they are, as they work to transform their lives for the better. Access to higher education creates economic and social mobility. Equipped with a high-quality university degree and bolstered by wrap-around academic and career counseling services, SNHU GEM students are prepared to face the future, no matter what it holds.

You continue to amaze and inspire us, and we are committed to making higher education accessible to more refugees and displaced learners. Congratulations to the Rwanda SNHU GEM class of 2022!

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