Author: Estelle Bougna Fomeju

Rania graduated in 2020 from a French high school in Bamako. She is preparing to leave Mali to study in Canada in 2021. She participated in a 3-day in-person ROPAS camp, along with Warda, Axelle, and other participants, and decided to share the highlights of

Warda is a Grade 12 student in Bamako. Upon graduation, she will move to Canada for college. She participated in a 3-day in-person ROPAS camp, along with Axelle, Rania, and other students, and decided to share the highlights of her experience with us (video in

Axelle graduated in 2020 from a French high school in Bamako. She now left for France, where she is pursuing a business degree. She participated in a 3-day in-person ROPAS camp, along with Rania, Warda, and other participants, and decided to share the highlights of

At age 16, I left Mali to study at Science Po in France. During my second week there, I was sitting in a quiet student lounge, surrounded by White peers, when one of them asked me loud and clear: “So, Estelle, were you living in