渡日がようやく具体化し、2021年度のプロテスタント人文・社会科学大学（PIASS）からの交換留学生のひとり、カニ･パホヤ･ポールさんからメッセージが届きました。2019年度の交換留学生、ヘレンと同じくコンゴ民主共和国の出身で、動画作成や絵画を得意とする才能あふれる若者です。

彼の往復渡航費は本学の大学の世界展開力強化事業（アフリカ）でサポートし、日本学生支援機構（JASSO）より毎月支給される奨学金では十分に賄えない分の生活費を、2020年春に実施したクラウドファンディング･プロジェクト「第２弾！ 紛争を乗り越えて。ルワンダの大学から留学生を招こう」で支援します。

以下、ポールさんからのメッセージになります。

I am Kani Bahoya Paul, a Congolese student majoring in peace and conflict studies at Protestant institute of art and Social sciences (PIASS) in Rwanda. I am a filmmaker, painter, and graphic designer. By connecting my academic interest, my skills, and social life; I hope to learn from my fellow colleagues, lecturers as well as the host community how Japanese culture operates and what Japanese foreign policy toward Africa is like. Most importantly, I want to get involved at Tokyo University of Foreign Study (TUFS) by joining clubs related to my skills of interest. As I am fascinated with the development process of Japan and its historical challenges; I wish to learn more on this aspect by visiting museums and other historical areas.

A dream is still a dream until someone wakes you up to experience it; I express my profound gratitude to the Innovative Africa Educational Networking Program (IAFP), Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) for their willingness to make this happen by their support that will certainly wake me up and experience this. I am quite grateful for the crowdfunding effort, which will cover my living expenses in Japan. My heartfelt gratitude goes out to everyone of the project's supporters.