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About

Pastory Leone comes from Moshi, and is one of the brightest students at Msamaria Street Children's Home in Moshi, Tanzania. When he was young, his father died and after his father died, his mother told him about school. His mother told him to avoid bad friends, and to focus on his studies, however she was soon unable to pay for Pastory's fees, and he had to drop out. Pastory was afraid to go back to school, because the school was angry that he could not pay. That is when Mr. Mapunda, the Director of Msamaria, found Pastory, and decided to help him. With the help of Msamaria and The School Fund, Pastory will be able to return to school, and continue his education. He says that, "often I like to read and to think about my life. Mr. Mapunda told me without reading, you will get a bad life. I will do good in everything. I will read everytime because I want to get a good life."

Where your donation goes

Total $496
  • Exams
    $75
  • School Supplies
    $14
  • Uniform
    $22
  • Tuition
    $385

Pastory's Funding history

Year Grade Receipt Status
2013 Form 3
2012 Form 2
2011 Form 1

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Hi Pastory!
My name is Emilia and i just started high school. i am so happy to be writing to you! from what i have read, i can see that you are a great student! i think is so cool to be at a boarding school and all those activities sound really fun! i care a lot about my studies as well. i am taking accelerated english which is very hard but very fun. also, i am taking art. art is super fun but actually stressful. who knew that art could be hard! i also see that you enjoy music. i play the guitar. im not that great, but im still taking lessons. im so happy that you are making new friends and hope you are learning a lot and having fun!
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Hello everybody.
This week we do examinations and after examinations we have mid-term holiday. I have studied much and will do examinations good. My first examinations I had very good for english and geografy. I study much and also have new friends many. This is boarding school so i sleep here also and so we can play games and football after lessons and go also for see tv some time. On sunday we can speak Kiswahili but every day we speak english only and also i like waking up very early in the mornings before lessons to go running. I Thank God and all of you for making me go to secondary. Every day I thank god and i promise i will study much.
I say hello to schoolfund and to Genni also and to simon also and to saskiya also and freya also.
Hello everybody.
This week we do examinations and after examinations we have mid-term holiday. I have studied much and will do examinations good. My first examinations I had very good for english and geografy. I study much and also have new friends many. This is boarding school so i sleep here also and so we can play games and football after lessons and go also for see tv some time. On sunday we can speak Kiswahili but every day we speak english only and also i like waking up very early in the mornings before lessons to go running. I Thank God and all of you for making me go to secondary. Every day I thank god and i promise i will study much.
I say hello to schoolfund and to Genni also and to simon also and to saskiya also and freya also.
Pastory, mimi ni kiburi sana wewe! tafadhali kusoma kwa bidii na wakati mimi Ziara ya Moshi tena kuona wewe! Please tell Reagani that I am also very proud of him!
I will study very hard and thank you for helping and I like school. I like all class but i like english moste.
Geni, nakukumbuka na i hope you visit me maybe. Asanteni sana.
I am so happy to start secondary school. I make a lot of new friends. We can only speak english and i will learn fast very much. We do sport also and we play football.
I'm so proud of you, Pastory! Work hard and I know your dreams will come true!

Genni
Hujumbo Bwana Pastory!
Mimi ninasema kiswahili kidogo. I hope you are doing well. What subject do you like most at school? What do you want to do when you get out of school? I study Geography and hope to work for the fire department to help keep people safe.

Good luck with you studies!
Simon

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