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Happiness lives in Karatu. She has both parents but they are very poor. She wants to be a Doctor. Her favourite books are science books.

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Happiness Damian's Funding history

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2016 Form IV
2015 Form III
2014 Form II

Journal

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Karen
Wed, July 19, 2017 at 2:02 am GMT
Hello School Fund students!

Welcome to a new school year. I hope that your long break was full of family and friends, good work and good times.

I also hope you can reset your mind quickly back to class and lessons, learning and growing in your knowledge base.

I look forward to reading your posts this year, to learning more about you: your joys and hopes and challenges.

I also have some news! Madam Judy is coming to visit Tanzania in July and August!

This is a very good chance to meet a fine lady, a good friend of yours, and a very important person for your future.

Until soon?
Welcome back,
Karen
Susan
Fri, July 14, 2017 at 10:08 pm GMT
Dear Students
How are you all? I hope you are enjoying school. You all seem to be working very hard, and I applaud your endeavors. Maybe some of you have finished your final exams by now?
I am having the great good fortune to travel to Croatia in two days. I'm going with a group from Stanford University. It is my turn to study because we were assigned many books to read about Croatia and its history prior to our trip. I understand it is a beautiful country with many waterfalls and mountains. We will also travel down its coast. The Adriatic Sea, I'm told, is chrystal clear and blue. Thank you, dear students, for writing to me. I regret that I can't answer each letter personally. There are too many of you now to do that. Sincerely, Susan
Susan
Fri, June 16, 2017 at 9:25 pm GMT
Dear Students

Once again, I read your letters with pleasure. You all have interesting subjects to discuss, and you express what you understand so well.
Are you learning your subjects is English??

I’ve been working in my garden several hours a day. This year we’ve had a lot of rain (the first year of rain in quite a while). The apricots are huge! The size of oranges. I am so happy with them because they are my favorite fruit. Today I made apricot jam.
Tomorrow I’ll make more. The fruit is falling off the tree because they are so heavy. (I only have one tree) It’s amazing because the tree has never given fruit before.
I’m wondering now if you have apricots? Maybe not. I don’t remember seeing any in Tanzania.

Is it a hot season in Tanzania now?

I think about you all, and am so proud of your efforts and accomplishments. Please write again, and tell me about yourselves.

Sincerely, Susan
Judy
Wed, May 31, 2017 at 4:44 pm GMT
My fellow students, time just flew so fast. This semester is close to its end. You all must be very busy preparing for your final exams.

I hope you are all doing a great job this semester. Some of you graduated at end of the last year. You must very anxious waiting for your notification which A-level school you are assigned to.

Doesn't matter where you are going, the most important is the goals your set and your determination to accomplish your golds.

The Chinese always say 90% is hard work and only 10% is your talent. You could accomplish everything as long as you want to.

During your break, I would like you to write down what your major accomplishing and one thing which makes you proud of yourself that you would like to share with everybody. The things your did which will make me so proud of you and encourage me to continue to support you for your future school years. My goal for all of you, one day for your to go to College/University, You are somebody everybody will proud of you.

The way to do is that you set your final goal, the goal between one step a time and try reach it then go for the next goal, eventually, you will reach your final destination.

Best regards,
Judy
Susan
Wed, May 10, 2017 at 12:17 am GMT
Dear Students
I hear that you are leaving school soon for your long semester break. I hope you get a well-deserved rest, but if you can't rest, I hope your break is productive.
I think you all deserve special support and recognition for the very hard work you are putting in to get your education. I encourage you to keep trying, and see each challenge as an opportunity to learn and grow. You will be stronger and more capable to meet the challenges of adulthood if you can face the difficulties today.
Someone said that the shortest meditation is taking a deep breath. I love to do this when I feel stressed.
I’m lucky enough to be able to take some trips this year. I’m going to Croatia, Morocco and India.
I’ll report back to you about each trip.
Thank you for sharing what you are learning. I always learn from you. You are always welcome to share with me your concerns, difficulties and joys also.
Best to you all. Susan
Jenny
Wed, May 3, 2017 at 12:12 pm GMT
Dear student,
It has been a long time since I last wrote to you. I am very sorry! It is not because I forgot nor because of my laziness, but because I was tied up with my personal problem. My aging mother has been in and out of hospital many times for health issues, and I am her major care giver. Thanks for everyone's prayer,she makes small improvement.
Wish you do your best on your learning and make great effort preparing your test. You have big potential that's why TSFTZ funded you.
Please keep on writing your journal entries, we enjoy reading them and will try to write back to you at our best ability.
-Jenny
Judy
Mon, March 27, 2017 at 11:32 pm GMT
Hi,
Congratulation to you!
I heard that you have passed the National Exam. In the time before your go to A-level school. Please write to us and let us know if you can spend any time in the MMM computer center helping younger students, Your success can be a positive roll model for younger students.
This is a big milestone for you life . You are must one step closer to your dream of your own future.
Keep in touch! I would love to continue to hear from you after you go to A-level school.
Best Wish,
Judy
Susan
Mon, March 27, 2017 at 6:39 pm GMT
Dear Students

In my last letter to you, I asked what you knew about globalization. I got some very interesting answers. Many of you have thought about globalization’s impact on Tanzanian culture and economics, and could name both positive and negative aspects.

I was very impressed with your letters.

I guess you are facing mid term exams soon. I know you are studying very hard, and I hope you all do very well.

Wiseman, how wonderful to visit Lake Manyara National Park!

Anna Martin and others: your definition of commerce was so good.
Deusi and others: Small scale farming seems to have many positive and some negative aspects.

I’m learning a lot from your studies! Keep passing the knowledge on to me!

Susan
Susan
Sun, February 26, 2017 at 8:08 pm GMT
Dear Students

It has been a long time since I wrote to you. I think I wrote to you last before your long vacation.
I hope you enjoyed your vacation. Now you are back in school, and studying hard again.

In the United States, we are being challenged by a new government that has different goals than we have been used to.
One of you asked about “Globalization” and how it affects Tanzania.
That is a good question, and one that we need to all understand. I am just learning about it myself.

I am from California and we’ve been in a drought for 3-4 years. Then this year it started to rain. We have had so much rain in the last month that the drought is over, but the floods have been damaging. Crazy time.

Keep studying hard. You know that focussing on your goals and dreams will help you reach them. We at the School Fund are so proud of you, and we wish you the best.
Karen
Sun, January 15, 2017 at 9:00 pm GMT
Dear Students,

Happy New Year 2017, congratulations on preparing for your exams and welcome back to school !

Here is a thought to begin the year on;

"As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives".

Henry David Thoreau

be well,
Karen
Helen
Wed, December 14, 2016 at 8:06 pm GMT
Hello Happiness

I hope you're well. Sorry for the delay, For some reason that I can't understand, I have had a lot of password problems. Today thankfully I got a new one, finally.

It's coming close to Christmas time. Do you celebrate that? We have a special dinner - with Turkey and a special pudding. We always hope for snow on Christmas Day but in the south England where I live it is cold but not so cold for snow usually.

How are your studies going? You must have learnt a lot by now.

Do you have any exciting news?
Helen
Judy
Tue, November 29, 2016 at 6:05 pm GMT
My dear student,
This school year went by so quickly. I just like to say hello to every one. Wish you have great break and wonderful holidays. Remember read your favor books during the break too. Think what is you would like to accomplish for you next school year? How are going to get there? Use this break to prepare yourself. I wish all of you had great future ahead of you. You have to work hard to get there.
In US we had Thanksgiving, now every body prepare for Christmas then will be New Year.
It is the most busy and happy time for every body. Wish see you all next August or September. Best regards,
Judy
Susan
Sun, November 6, 2016 at 10:27 pm GMT
Hi Happiness

I understand that some of you recently took the National Exam, and some of you took the Final Exam.
I hope that your hard work paid off and you did well on the exams.
It is not easy preparing for these exams, and especially for some of you who have other worries outside of school. Let me say I am proud of all of you for trying so hard.

I returned to my home in Palo Alto recently after spending a month in San Francisco. It was very exciting to live in a big city. Many places to visit and people to meet. I am happy to be back in my own house.

Fondly, Susan
Samwel
Sat, October 29, 2016 at 12:04 pm GMT
Hello Happiness,
How are you, My name is Samwel Massawe, I am from Tanzania in a region called Iringa. I live with my mother and my young brother. My father died in 2011. I was born in 2000 and I am 16 years old. I am in form two in Klerruu practical secondary school. My favor subjects are Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
That is my short story How about you?
I will be happy if I will receive your comment.
MASSAWE.
Judy
Wed, October 12, 2016 at 12:02 am GMT
Hi, How are you? Time has passed so quickly this past semester! Less two months the school will end for the year. I know some of you will take the National exam and some of you will take the Final exam. I wish you the best of luck to prepare yourself for the tests.
Please study hard and keep your goals in mind, the time will pass before you know it.
I would like you to write a journal to describe your biggest accomplished for this school year; or the things witch you are most proud. Do you have any goals in mind that you would like to achieve during your summer break?
For myself, I have been busy the past couple months selecting the new A-level and O-level students with Mr. Amos and Mr. Paulo. I welcome all of you to the school fund big family.
I hope you enjoy your final weeks, As always please speak Mr. Amos and Mr. Paulo any major issues you want bring it to my attention.
I am very proud of all of you and I am happy to help you achieve your dreams. I am very excited to plan a visit Tanzania next year around August or September. See all of your soon.
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