Alumni who were sponsored by TETEA.
Mambo is from Malamba village in Mtwara region. He finished in 2011 at Nachingwea Teachers’ Training College, where he was 132nd out of 547 students. In 2008 he received a division IV of 27 points on his form four exams. He was a prefect at Tandahimba Secondary School.
Maria finished her university studies. She finished Form 6 at Lutheran Junior Seminary in Morogoro, where she studied PCB (Physics, Chemistry, Biology). She received a Division III of 13 points, placing 88th in her class of 638 students. Maria finished Form 4 in 2008 at Peramiho Girls’ Secondary School, where she was fourth in her class of 55 students. She received a 13 on her Form 4 exams, placing her in the highest division. She has three siblings, her father is unemployed, and her mother works at a local health center.
Ratifu finished Form 6 at Liwale Secondary School, where he was studying the subjects of HKL (History, Kiswahili, and English). He finished Form 4 in 2008 at Tandahimba Secondary School. He was an outstanding student throughout Forms 1-4 at Tandahimba and was selected to be the student body’s General Secretary based on his leadership skills and English ability. He received a 24 on his national exams, 6th in his class. His family relies on agricultural activities for their living. He is now enlisted in the Tanzanian army.
Rose received her Bachelor’s in Computer Science at Ruaha University College in 2012, where she was first in her class. Due to her high grades in her first year, she received a 100% loan from the Tanzanian government. Rose has also become the Treasurer of TETEA’s Tanzanian partner organization, as she desires to help students receive the same assistance she received.
In 2009, she finished Form 6 at Makongo Secondary School, a private school in Dar es Salaam where she was the girl with the highest marks in her PCB combination (Physics, Chemistry, Biology), receiving a 16 on her national exams, placing 7th overall in the combination. She was the top girl in her class in the Form 4 national examinations at Maposeni Secondary, scoring an 18. She was the first girl there in over 10 years to score an A on the math portion of a standardized exam (Ruvuma Mock 2006). She has a single mother, who is a subsistence farmer, and lived with her aunt during secondary school until her aunt passed away in 2006.
Roza finished Form 4 at Mikalanga Secondary School. She has since completed a course in nursing at Chimala Nursing School in Mbeya.
