Christian is under the care of his eldest brother who is currently a third year student at Kenyatta University. His father is a peasant farmer at the shores of Lake Victoria (Western Kenya). His performance at Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) - a National Exams, was sterling but could not afford the fees to a top boys' boarding school he was admitted at. His family settled on a day school where the school fees is manageable, this has not dampened Christians spirits. He still has his dreams alive and in the first exams he did in form one, he emerged the best overall students. Funding through The School Fund will ensure that he remains in school as he works towards joining university.

Apollo is the sixth born in a family of seven and grew up in the countryside. Since his father passed away in 1998, Apollo has been the sole provider for his family which has made his life very difficult. One of Apollo's brothers is a welder, the other is a cobbler. Despite good grades, his sisters did not have the opportunity to attend high school. In 2004, Apollo moved to Nairobi, where he was taken in by his brother, to pursue a better education. He enrolled in Kibera Primary School where he topped in the KCPE Exams scoring an impressive 398 marks. Despite the many hardships Apollo has and does endure, he earned the class' highest score last year.

Mahamudu is the first born of five children. He lives with his mother, three sisters, and one younger brother. HIs father, a peasant, died in 2010. His mother, who is also a peasant, cannot afford to pay for Mahamudu and his siblings' food or school fees. Mahamudu's younger brother is able to attend school as the church pays for his school fees and his sisters attend primary school, which is subsidized for all by the government. Mahamudu enjoys school, but cannot pay his school fees.

Shangwe is a student at Lugalo Secondary School graduating in 2011. He lives with his aunt and uncle because his mother died in 1998 and his father couldn't take care of him. Shangwe is an incredible student who enjoys all subjects, but he is mainly interested in physics and chemistry. Along with his best friend Yasini, Shangwe hopes to become a doctor in order to help the thousands in Tanzania who are sick and don't have access to medical help. Shangwe and Yasini do all their homework together, and put studying as their absolute top priority now that they don't have to work for school tuition. For this, Shangwe says thank you a million times to all TSF donors.

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.