A family where girls get prepared for life.
Rwamagana Leaders’ School · Founded May 11, 2022
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GETS is a peer-to-peer program preparing Rwandan high school girls for life through leadership, mentorship, and financial literacy. In practice, that means older girls become “moms” to younger girls: we check on each other, celebrate together, and remind each other that we matter.
Girls at Rwamagana Leaders’ School, organized into 10 families.
Prepare girls for life after high school through mentorship, creativity, and community service.
For most of history, girls did not go to school, not because they were not capable, but because no one built that path for them.
It has only been a few generations since girls began entering classrooms. We cannot expect centuries of silence to disappear overnight. GETS is part of that longer journey.
At Rwamagana Leaders’ School, we were lucky. We had supportive male teachers and colleagues who believed in us. And yet, we were still shy. Still quiet. Still holding back.
Why? Because confidence is not just about support. It is about space.
When you are new to speaking up, it is easier to find your voice first with other women. Once you build that confidence, you carry it into every shared space, working alongside men, leading teams, raising your hand in any room.
The three things every GETS family is built around.
Give girls the knowledge, skills, and confidence to break stereotypes and reach their full potential.
Build confidence to work in all environments, handle themselves wisely, and become future leaders and impact makers.
Teach girls that when you rise, you lift others with you, through service and compassion.
Our vision is to bring GETS to other Rwandan high schools, so more girls can access this same family, mentorship, and support, and build a generation of confident women who work as equals, teach their children openly, and lift their communities.
Working alongside men as equals in universities, workplaces, and leadership roles across Rwanda and globally.
Who serve their communities, lift others up, and build a better Rwanda together.
Want to help us reach another school? Email info@getsgirls.org.
Mentorship, competitions, community service: the three things every GETS family does together.
We host female mentors and speakers, plus reproductive health workshops where girls can ask questions they can’t always ask in class.
Public speaking, creative performances, leadership challenges, and dorm creativity contests: safe spaces to try, practice, and shine.
GETS members serve vulnerable families around Rwamagana Leaders’ School, because when you rise, you lift others with you.
Every female student at RLS belongs to a GETS family. Each family has one “mom” (an older student) and 6–9 “kids” (younger students).
What your mom does: checks on you regularly, celebrates your wins, helps you prepare for events, and reminds you that you matter.
Two panels our students still talk about.
A panel discussion bringing together students and speakers to discuss technology and empowerment.
A panel where we hosted three speakers who shared insights on leadership and seizing opportunities.
One visit that stuck with us.
GETS visited a family where a woman was raising seven children alone, with no husband, and struggling to make ends meet.
What our girls learned: that small contributions matter, that serving others teaches responsibility and compassion, and that we’re building future impact makers.
From quiet and doubting to speaking and believing. From feeling alone to knowing they have a family. From uncertainty to confidence that lasts beyond school.
This confidence follows them to university, to careers, to leadership roles. They work well with everyone. They become the moms who teach openly.
A generation of women who know their worth, serve their communities, and build a better future together.
Men and women both welcome · remote or in person · no credentials required.
Anyone can list skills. We want to know why girls’ education actually matters to you.
We would rather know your real availability upfront than lose you three months in.
If you have mentored, taught, or led something before, tell us what actually happened, not just that you did it.
We are not grading your English or your resume. We are looking for who you are.
Want GETS to come speak at your school, org, or event? Reach out to info@getsgirls.org.
What it actually looks like to volunteer with GETS, and answers to what people usually ask us.
Nobody walks straight into a session with our girls. Every new volunteer goes through a short training first. We walk you through how GETS runs, basic safeguarding, and what our mentorship style looks like in the room, so you feel ready before you’re paired with the students.
GETS is meant to be a bridge, not something you leave behind. Once you are part of GETS, you have it for life. Many alumnae come back to speak, mentor, or intern with us, the same way our first mentors once showed up for us. If you were a GETS girl and want to come back in a new way, we would love to hear from you. Please reach out!
In a sense, yes, just not the kind you’re picturing. We’re not looking for teaching credentials. What we call experience is passion, and proving you’re someone we can trust to influence the girls. Most of our volunteers are university students or working professionals, and everyone goes through training before they start. So really it comes down to one question: are you passionate?
Both. Some mentors come visit us at Rwamagana Leaders’ School, others join sessions online or help from a distance.
We ask volunteers for at least a one-year commitment. Beyond that, whether you join us in person or remotely, we work around your schedule.
It depends on why you’re reaching out. If you want to volunteer, we’ll send you an application. From there, we reply, get to know you a little, and walk you through next steps, including the training, before you’re matched with the girls.
It’s not that boys are excluded. They’re part of most events we host on campus and they collaborate with us. But the core program, our three pathways, is a space we built specifically for girls. That’s the family. That’s the home we wished we had growing up.
Yes. Men and women are both welcome to mentor, speak, or support GETS in any way. We care about who you are and what you bring, not your gender.
As a volunteer, no. But if a paid position ever opens up, we start by looking at our volunteers first.
No. We have both local and international volunteers. If you can’t visit us in person, there’s still plenty you can do remotely: mentoring calls, content, research, or helping us build partnerships.
We ask that volunteers be at least 18. Past that, we’ve had mentors in their twenties and mentors well into their careers. Age matters less than showing up.
We’re putting together our board team soon, and we’re always glad to hear from people or organizations interested in sponsoring GETS. If either sounds like you, email us and let’s talk.
Email info@getsgirls.org
What could she become? What could Rwanda become? Imagine if other Rwandan high school girls had this kind of family. Our vision is to bring GETS to other schools across Rwanda. If you want to help us get there, email us.
Get Involved TodayGETS would not exist without the people and institutions who believed in us before we had proof. From day one, Rwamagana Leaders’ School gave GETS a home: listening to our vision, challenging us to think bigger, supporting our events, and continuing to make GETS possible every single day. We carry this school in everything we do.
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