Roopa enjoys playing badminton and football. She loves crafts and reading Hindi stories. Someday she hopes to become a fashion designer and she is learning to stitch in vocational training.

Ever since Naomi was little, her parents left her with her grandmother in Haiti and went to the Dominican Republic. When she was 16, her parents came back for her and took her to the Dominican Republic to spend her summer vacation with them. But, when it was time to go back, her mother didn't want her to go. Naomi started to learn Spanish and Dominican life and began attending a Haitian school. She had gone up to the second grade in Haiti. Since then, she has lived here and is planning on taking the National Exam in Haiti this June after completing 6th grade.

Ever since Naomi was little, her parents left her with her grandmother in Haiti and went to the Dominican Republic. When she was 16, her parents came back for her and took her to the Dominican Republic to spend her summer vacation with them. But, when it was time to go back, her mother didn't want her to go. Naomi started to learn Spanish and Dominican life and began attending a Haitian school. She had gone up to the second grade in Haiti. Since then, she has lived here and is planning on taking the National Exam in Haiti this June after completing 6th grade.

Mwanhawa has a special place at Ummu Salama. Orphaned at a young age, Mwanahwa lived on the streets before arriving at the orphanage where she now lives. It is not difficult for Mwanhawa to speak to adults and her peers,also she is wonderfully expressive in writing. Teachers have seen a lot of growth in Mwanhawa since she first came to Ummu Salama.mwanhawa like to share ideas with different people in the world.

Yasini is a student at Lugalo Secondary School graduating in 2011. He lives in Lugalo with his mother, father, two sisters, and one brother. Of his mother, Yasini says that she is the driving force that keeps him working hard in school. He is the first generation in the family to be able to get an education, so Yasini feels that he can never let his family down. He and his best friend Shangwe have been inseparable all through their schooling. They both drive each other to become doctors. Yasini knows that once he can support himself, he will continue TSF's mission to provide education opportunities for every child in Tanzania.

Sandhya was unable to continue her education after the 8th grade due to her family's inability to pay her school fees. Sandhya is keen to resume her studies now and go on to become a teacher so she can help other children in the village.

Mwajuma Abdallah, 13, is one of three children (she has one older brother and one younger brother). She lives in the Dar Fatimah Center Orphanage in Iringa Town. In 2003, when Mwajuma was 6-years-old, her mother died. Just one year later, her father, who had attended secondary school, also died. Mwajuma believes an education will gain her respect in the community. She aspires to be a doctor so that she may treat sick people and save their lives.