Motivate students to complete secondary education
Many of our students would not be able to stay in school without the additional scholarship that TEF supports. Others, who transfer from government or local schools, benefit from remedial courses and additional tutoring.
TEF scholarship donations also support a variety of students, including orphans, with needs from primary through secondary school.
Student Scholarship Stories
Farashuu
Farashuu is a lively, straight A student in her last year who wants to be a doctor or an engineer. She lives in a two-room house with her mother, a farmer, and her younger brother. Their home lacks consistent lighting at night and has no surface where she can study, so, when electricity is available, Farashuu sits on her bed to do her homework after completing her chores. The opportunity to board at MWK would provide a consistent place to study, with study groups and meals.
Matrida
Matrida is in her last year at MWK School and hopes to go on to university to become a doctor. Besides studying, Matrida likes to play netball, do yoga and read, but her time is limited by her responsibilities at home. She must cook and make many trips to a nearby house as her family has no running water.
Zuhura
Zuhura is in her third year at MWK where her favorite subject is Math and where she enjoys the opportunity to play basketball, soccer and frisbee. When she returns home, where she lives with her parents and four siblings, she washes clothes, takes care of the goats, cooks and fetches water from a nearby well. Zuhura aims to be a teacher or doctor when she gets older.
Suzana
Suzana lives with her mother who is a rice farmer, her grandmother, grandfather, and sister. When she returns from MWK each day, she washes the dishes and the clothes, and cooks the family meal. Despite her limited study time, her grades are steadily improving in her third year and her goal is to become a pilot someday.
Amina
1st in Form 1 out of 40 Amina is in her 2nd year at MWK. Her major wish is that her parents who are separated will come together again. Amina is an A student who plans to study to be a civil engineer if she can find the funds to complete her education. At school, she enjoys drawing, singing, and playing basketball.
Emmanuel
Enthusiasm about his chemistry class has Emmanuel thinking about a career as a scientist. The German Friendship Society sponsors him so that he can attend MWK Schools, where he also enjoys the opportunity to play basketball and soccer. Emmanuel lives with his father, a retired teacher, and his mother, a secretary. His chores at home include washing his own clothes by hand and washing the dishes.
Farashuu
Farashuu is a lively, straight A student in her last year who wants to be a doctor or an engineer. She lives in a two-room house with her mother, a farmer, and her younger brother. Their home lacks consistent lighting at night and has no surface where she can study, so, when electricity is available, Farashuu sits on her bed to do her homework after completing her chores. The opportunity to board at MWK would provide a consistent place to study, with study groups and meals.
Kelvin
Kelvin’s goal is to become a dentist someday, but meanwhile, besides studying, he must help at home by washing clothes for himself and his younger twin brothers, washing the dishes, and watering the tree seedlings. His parents are members of the Bagamoyo police force, but his father recently had a small stroke. As a sports lover, Kelvin takes advantage of MWK’s sports programs including basketball, soccer, rugby, and field hockey.
Zawadi
Zawadi’s dream is to become a scientist when she gets older and be the only sibling to go to the university. Her father is retired, and her mother sells food in a town canteen. She likes to draw, dance, and read books. Her favorite food is rice, beans, and fish with an apple or watermelon. Her favorite subjects are math, geography, and chemistry.
