[2] In an interview with Forbes Africa in August 2015,[4] Mugabo stated that she was four years old during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide against the Tutsi.
[6] She then received a scholarship to finish her high school education at Lake Forest Academy (LFA), a prestigious co-educational boarding and day high school (grades 9 to 12), located in Lake Forest, Illinois in the United States.
[6] She attended Buena Vista University, in Storm Lake, Iowa, United States, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Visual Communication and Graphic Design.
[1] Sonia Mugabo designs clothes for both men and women, using locally sourced material.
[2] A reader of the English language daily newspaper, the New Times, wrote to the Editor in January 2017, noting that Mugabo is an inspiration to the youth.