Alumni who were sponsored by TETEA.
Khadija finished Form 4 at Msamala Secondary School near Songea. At one point she was working as a housegirl in Dar es Salaam to get money to pay her school fees. Her father passed away and her mother is ill and lives in the village. Khadija is currently living with her older brother.
Kornel is a bright young man who completed his studies of ICT at Kampala International University in Dar es Salaam. He finished Form 6 at Ndanda Secondary School, where he studied Chemistry, Biology, and Geography. On 2009’s Form 4 exams, he had the highest score at his school, receiving a Division II of 20 points. Due to his scholastic and leadership abilities the teachers and students of Hagati Secondary School chose him to be the academic prefect when he was in Form 4. Kornel also excels at English and was one of the co-chairs of the debate club. In December of 2009 he was chosen for a Youth Leadership Conference held in the U.S.A.
After finishing Form 6, Kornel became a volunteer teacher at Hagati Secondary, helping the kids in his community in all of their science subjects for several months.
Lidya finished Form 4 at Mikalanga Secondary School. She continued her education at Taifa Foundation Secondary School.
Luciana studied at Ruvuma Secondary School in Songea, where she finished Form 4. She lives with her mother and is the oldest of four children. Her mother is a subsistence farmer. Despite her circumstances, Luciana is striving to succeed in her studies so that she will be able study at the university level.
Mariam finished Form 4 at Ruvuma Secondary near Songea town. Both of her parents have passed away. She depends on her grandmother, who sells soup for a living. They live in the house her father built, but one side of it has collapsed. Prior to being sponsored, Mariam had been unable to pay her school fees. Her younger brother has left school after 4th grade, because they could not afford the fees. She hopes to one day get a job that can help lift her family out of their poverty.
