Rajkumar writes: "My name is Rajkumar Loka Magar. I am 15 years old. I like to study so much. I want to be an engineer in my future. Now I am staying in NYCDS house. It lies in Bhaktapur, Nepal. I came here 9 years ago when I was 6 years old. I don't know how I came here. NYCDS has been providing us food, shelter, clothes, education and so on. We have a big family. In this home 45 children are studying as well as staying here. I love painting and drawing. Now I am learning painting in my school. Every morning we need to go to play football. I like to play football. It is my favorite game. Nepal is multiethnic, multi-cultual, multi-religious, multi-launguage in diversity and geography. Magar people live in western central part of the country. They have their own culture and traditional dresses. I would be very much thankful to you if you provide me a scholarship. I want to study hard for my future. So, my future is in the hands of each organization who is providing scholarship."

Mwanaisha lives with her mother, grandfather, and her nephew. She is the last born in her family. Mwanaisha loves to play netball and read books. Through education, Mwanaisha believes she can take care of her family and be a responsible citizen in her country. Mwanaisha hopes that with TSF's support, she will continue to do well in her academics and excel in all subjects, especially science.

Muniratu writes: "My father, who is now deceased, was a peasant farmer and security man and my mother is a petty trader. I am presently living with my maternal grandparents who have, since the death of my father, been responsible for the upkeep and education of three of the five of the children. One other sibling lives with a sister of my father and another one with my mother. My petty trading mother could not afford the educational and basic needs of all five children after the death of my father. Presently my mother is newly married and living with her husband in a different region altogether. My grandfather, a farmer, who use to be directly responsible for my education is very old now and has been sick and bedridden for about 6 months now. Hence our faith rest in the hands of my 71 year old petty trading grandmother who is barely able to walk. Their relentless efforts have seen me almost through the primary level and very soon I will be starting my junior high school education. This will only be possible if someone somewhere who is hearing about my plight will graciously opt to support me through this and higher levels of education. I don't want to drop out from school because I am a witness to the stink of illiteracy here in my village and family to be specific. I need to become that Okurase lacks to serve them and my nation."

Sauya has a mother & five sisters. They stay in a rural area about 50 miles from Kampala, the main city. Her mother is a peasant who relies on growing food for sale but on a small scale. Being a widow, she can hardly sustain her family needs with her income. Sauya's father died of AIDS and so her mother is on medication. Sauya has been in a in a very poor elementary school and completed 7th grade there. She is now starting in High school (at Rita's school). She is very far behind, due to the low quality of her elementary school. She is very bright and we expect she will make good progress during this year.