Old students of ESSA Nyarugunga who are studying at the National University of Rwanda, Saturday visited their former school with the aim of encouraging those they left behind to embrace hard work and discipline ahead of their final exams.

Among other aspects, the former students advised girls in the school to take on the mantle of studying hard and being disciplined as a way through which they can benefit from their education and improve the girl child education status in the school.

In an interview with Sam Mutsinzi, the president of ESSA-NUR Association (NUSA), he revealed that they have always had an urge to come back and inspire the young ones in academics and other life challenges.

"When we went to university, we knew we had left behind our fellows who need guidance and inspiration from us, so we decided to come and share with them how to excel in exams,  girl-child education and other aspects central to success,” he said.

He added that as people who have been there, they know about the challenges faced by the youngsters at that age.

"We thought these youngsters would need our mentorship and support since we have been there, it is good that we have interacted and we hope this will on impact them in one way or another.”

During an interview with George Serwanu the deputy headmaster of the school, he underlined the importance of this visit by the old students.

"In our position as a school, we are very glad to see that our former students come back to contribute in building the moral and academic elements of these students. It’s a good gesture which also gives us pride to see that the people who went through our hands are progressing academically and morally,” underscored Serwano

The delegation was made up of18 of the old students from NUR, however there are future plans of making it bigger to include old students from other higher institutions of learning.

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