Last September, when 17-year-old Neysa Sanghavi landed in Rwanda with her mother, Dr Sejal, she was surprised to see how developed the country was, what with major retail outlets dotting the streets. "I had a different perception of the place. When I called up my friend from the airport, she I asked me if there were people walking around in traditional outfits and carrying spears," she laughs. Sanghavi's interest in the country took root in one of her English classes where the discussion was around the novel, Things Fall Apart written by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, and the different communities in Africa. It was further intensified after conversations with her mother, who had practised homeopathy in Rwanda.

Neysa Sanghavi with Burundian refugee kids at the Nyanza camp run by NGO Avega Agahozo