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Am the only child under the care of my single mother. Both of us live in my grandmother's house. My mother does casual labor which helps in sustaining our family. I love her dedication and zeal to ensure that we get the best. However, she is sometimes overwhelmed but this never kills her spirit. I am so fond of her. I am talented academically and I also love performing arts. In 2014, I represented my school at the national level of drama competition. This gave me a chance to perform for the president at State House. It is one of those moments I revere.

Where your donation goes

Total $500

Tuition

$300
School Supplies

$100
Uniform

$100

Shamim's Funding history

Year	Grade	Receipt	Status
2017	Form 3
2016	Form 2
2015	Form 1

Journal

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Felista

Sat, November 12, 2016 at 11:26 am GMT

How are you Shamim?
hope your doing well by my side am very fine my dear.My name is Felista from Tanzania am so interested with your stories as me I wish I could know you more in ways like what especially work of arts you do perform well,what is your future at all and how do you feel when having contact with your fellow school fund members?
Hope getting my replay soon
Having nice moment with God blesses

Barbara

Sat, January 23, 2016 at 5:30 pm GMT

Dear Shamin,
I donated some money to your fund last night. I am a retired music teacher. I play the viola and still teach one course at our local university and play in the Symphony. My husband and I have a son who is grown up and lives far away with his wife. We live in a small city in the very southern part of the United States, near the border with Mexico.

Your letter sounds like you have had a bit of academic trouble and that you are trying hard to do well. I don't know your situation very well but I see that you have been active in drama and the performing arts. I am a musician, and I have learned after a lifetime that creative and performing arts people just see the world differently. Especially at your age, this can sometimes cause confusion and even result in not so great grades in school. Just keep trying and things will work out. Your voice and your view of the world are very valuable. People do not need to all think the same way.

I would love to hear from you.

Barb.

Shamim

Thu, October 15, 2015 at 9:06 am GMT

Dear TSF,
Please read this letter from me.

Thank you!

Shamim

Fri, August 7, 2015 at 7:50 am GMT

Dear Diana S.,
Education is the perfect weapon for even the extremely weak...i.e. socially, economically etc. I love my books and I will always strive to achieve the best out of them.
It must feel very weird to be the only female in a class full of male students. But I assume that this fact also made you work even harder. Now you are living your dreams. People dream of working for large firms and changing their lives and other people's too.
Thank you again for reminding that education should be my best friend.
All the best Diana!

Shamim

Fri, August 7, 2015 at 7:43 am GMT

Hello Jason,
My favorite quote is from Albert Einstein- "We can never achieve perfection if we never strive for it in a knowledgeable way".

Shamim

Fri, August 7, 2015 at 7:43 am GMT

Hello Jason,
My favorite quote is from Albert Einstein- "We can never achieve perfection if we never strive for it in a knowledgeable way".

Shamim

Fri, August 7, 2015 at 7:38 am GMT

Hi Aziza,
Thank you so much for the flower. I a happy to hear from you. How is Tanzania? I live with my mother In Kibera which is in south side of Nairobi city. It is a beautiful place with people who are really nice. I go to a public day school in Kibera and I love my school.
I wish you all the best.

Shamim

Fri, August 7, 2015 at 7:38 am GMT

Diana

Wed, August 5, 2015 at 5:33 am GMT

Hi Shamim, I was once the only girl in my Science class and today I work at Google. I hope you continue to pursue your education and your goals. I always told myself: You can take away my home and my money but you can never take away my education.

Jason

Tue, August 4, 2015 at 6:27 pm GMT

Shamim:

A favorite quote of mine I'd like to share with you:

"Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world." -- Nelson Mandela

Good luck!

Jason

Aziza

Wed, July 8, 2015 at 12:05 pm GMT

hello dear shamim.
hope you are good. I would love to welcome you in TSF family.
may you please make a short introduction to me so that I could know you better since we are now the single family.....
enjoy this for you....

Aziza

Wed, July 8, 2015 at 12:05 pm GMT

Shamim

Fri, June 26, 2015 at 9:03 am GMT

please read my letter

Shamim

Fri, June 26, 2015 at 9:01 am GMT

hy guyz my names are shamim mwajuma a member pf kenya educational fund

Godfridi

Tanzania

Experiences in my life are when I failed my examination during primary education and also when my parents failed to pay food for me. My difficult experiences in my life are when my parents have insufficient enough money to pay for all my basic needs at school such as food and other school contributions. The thing that makes me feel so proud of myself is when I succeeded in joining O-level education. This makes me feel that I will, I must, I can do everything. The most memorable and happiest thing in my life will be to reach my dream of being a doctor general so as I can help other people in society. My future dream is to be a GOOD surgical doctor. After me reaching my dream, I will give back help to my society and family, but also to WEF. I need to work hard upon reaching my dream in my life. Once I get chance to have power of changing anything in country, I will improve the education system by converting science subjects from theory to practical. In most of our schools, they teach science subjects mostly theoretically. I will start from there because as we know education is the key to every success in our people.

Raised $0
Needs $200

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Bertha

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Bertha

Tanzania

Notable experiences in my life are, first, passing my standard seven examination and, second, entering secondary school. My most difficult experience was when I started to learn English. I have learned that if you want to do something, you have to work hard. I felt proud was when I entered secondary school. My most memorable and happiest thoughts are from when I celebrated at my birthday party. My dream is to be an electrical engineer. I will get there through studying hard and doing well in science subjects. If I had the power to change my country, I would like to improve the electricity supply especially in rural areas because there are shortages of electric power.

Raised $105
Needs $145

School Year 2024

Seraphine

Tanzania

The experience that I had early in life was to score good marks in my class, whereby I got good grades which encouraged me to study hard in class. The difficult experience that occurred in my life was an accident on my way back home. I learnt that I should not play again in bad areas. In my life I am proud of myself. I was getting low marks in class but now I have managed to improve a lot. The most memorable and happiest thing in my life is to play football. It exercises my body regularly and hence strengthens my body system. My dream is to become a mechanical engineer. The best way to reach it is through studying hard in school, in physics, mathematics and chemistry. If I had power in my country, I would change the education system of the country so that it helps graduates to depend more on self-employment.

Raised $0
Needs $150

School Year 2024

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