Tell HN: I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's education for 10 years
Ten years ago I was 19 and traveling through East Africa, and I spent a summer in Ibumila, a village in the Njombe highlands of Tanzania. There's no school in the village. The nearest one is a boarding school an hour away that costs a few hundred dollars a year, which is out of reach for most families there and was about two weeks of summer job money for me. The daughter of the family I stayed…
Ten years ago, the author, then 19, was traveling through East Africa when they spent a summer in Ibumila, a village in Tanzania's Njombe highlands. The region lacked a school, with the nearest one being an hour away. The annual boarding school fees were beyond most families' means. Among the villagers was 11-year-old Anwarite, the author's host family's daughter.
Moved by her situation, the author offered to pay her school fees. They vowed to continue funding as long as Anwarite desired to pursue her education. Over the years, the author has kept this promise, supporting five students now. These students receive school fees and healthcare, and the project recently registered as a 501(c)(3).
The long-term objective is to ensure every child in Ibumila has access to education and healthcare. Known as the Tanzania Education Project, the initiative has grown beyond the author's personal means as they began a postdoc. For those interested in contributing specifically to Anwarite's master's degree, a GoFundMe link is provided. The author encourages questions and suggestions on managing similar projects.
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