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My class rank is 59 out of 245 students. My mother raised me by herself since I was young. My early experience is that I remember that I used to cry when my mother left to go to the market. We are just two in number in our home. My mother is a tailor. My dream is to be an engineer.

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Total $380
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    $380

Meckson Juma's Funding history

Year Grade Receipt Status
2017 Form IV
2016 Form III
2015 Form II

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Jonathan
Mon, November 12, 2018 at 10:29 pm GMT
Dear Students,

I love to collect wisdom from different sources that are meaningful to me.
Below are a few of my favorites that I would like to share with you:

1) When you master your emotions, you master your life
Anger. This is one emotion that is sure to pop up sometime during the day. How you deal with your anger says a lot about who you are as a person. How well do you manage your emotions? Do you have a harsh reaction if someone says something insulting to you? Anger can be a destructive emotion if not managed properly.

2) Respect other people’s opinions even when they differ from your own.

Conflict. It’s rare that two people agree on most topics. Conflict is everywhere. It happens at work, home, with family and friends. Disagreeing isn’t the problem (although most people think it is). The problem is not giving value to the opinions of others.

3) Experience The Joy Of Learning

Each time you learn something new you gain more knowledge and with more knowledge come more confidence. Learning helps us become more adaptable and flexible to new situations. Learning encourages us to be more creative and innovative in our thinking and we are therefore more comfortable with the unknown.
Reading books is a great way for us to learn. To fully embrace the joy of learning, never stop reading and searching for more knowledge.

4) Touch someone’s soul with your kindness

Random Acts of Kindness. It’s the little things in life that matter most. Hold a door, smile at people. Kindness does not cost much and it touches the soul of another person.

5) Speech is a powerful tool.

Your words. Watch your words carefully. They can be daggers or building blocks. You can crush the spirit of someone or make them feel like they can conquer the world. Taste your words before you spit them out. Words are your thoughts coming to life. It’s your choice.
What are your favorite quotes and wisdom to live by? I’d love to hear your thought on that.

Cheers,
Jonathan Gilbert
Meckson Juma
Fri, May 11, 2018 at 11:39 am GMT
hello the school fund team

hope you are all well,

Am late to thank you because i was in morogoro,
helping my granma on her works.

I came back the last month but failed to post because of the connection,
but today i have got an opportunity to thank you guys for the help which you gave us.Special thanks to all of you who made us pass our o level exams.

I am looking foward on joining form 5 in jully this year but when waiting for that i was also looking for a school which i will join and i like Pandahill secondary school which is in mbeya.

I like the school because it has good academic perfomance and having beautiful enviroments also they care a lot to their students.

Hope you will help me further more because i wont fail you.
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