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Nella moved from Rwanda at 14 with her mother and two younger brothers — a teenager navigating a new country, a new school system and her family’s fresh start all at once.
She earned a scholarship and is now in her first year of social sciences, where classmates have learned to count on her voice in seminars and student groups.
Law school may be next. Wherever she lands, Nella’s story is already a template for what young newcomers can become when given stability.
Note: Name has been changed, and a stock image is used, to protect the individual’s privacy — as published by Sojourn House.
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