Age 16

Gender Female

Grade Senior 4 (10th grade)

Favorite Subject in School Biology

Career Goals Doctor

Favorite Hobby Dancing

Favorite Color Black

Melisa has 5 siblings - 4 brothers and 1 sister. She is the firstborn, and the only one at Hope Haven, where she started in the fall of 2022 when the secondary campus was completed. Her siblings attend government schools close to where they live.  Both of her parents are at home. Her father drives a bicycle, and her mother stays home with the kids. They live in the Southern province where it takes 3 hours to get home on a bus from Kigali.  In her free time, she likes playing with puzzles.  Her favorite food is pizza.