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About

Since Ngirunga’s father died many years ago, his mother has supported her four children by herself. Ngirunga now lives with his mother who is a subsistence farmer, his younger sister who is in primary school, and his two older brothers. His older brothers did not have the opportunity to go to secondary school and now work at home on the family farm. Ngirunga hopes to be able to receive a quality education so that he can give back to his family and ensure that his sister also goes to secondary school.

Where your donation goes

Total $1200
  • Transportation
    $75
  • Student Services
    $125
  • Extra Curricular
    $75
  • Teachers & Staff
    $665
  • Supplies
    $160
  • Meals
    $100

Ngirunga's Funding history

Year Grade Receipt Status
2019 Form 6
2018 Form 5
2017 Form 5
2016 Form 4

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Ngirunga
Mon, July 30, 2018 at 9:44 am GMT
Hi TSF Sponsors!

This is Samantha, the Scholarship Coordinator at Orkeeswa School, writing on his behalf. I wanted to let you know that Ngirunga is now a 12th Grade student who will be very busy this year preparing for his National Exams so that he can continue on to University next year. We are very proud of him for this accomplishment and look forward to seeing him reach his full potential as a scholar and leader in his community!

Outside of academics, Ngirunga has been busy with many campus activities. Most recently, he worked on the Orkeeswa School newspaper staff to produce the 10-year Anniversary edition of the Orkeeswa Journal. He and his classmates interviewed teachers, students, and community members about the impact of Orkeeswa School. It was an incredible learning experience for him!

Ngirunga wrote a letter about his experience working on the newspaper, and I wanted to share it with you.

Thank you for your continued support of Ngirunga and his education. It is your support that makes these enriching experiences possible.

With gratitude,

Samantha
Ngirunga
Thu, February 1, 2018 at 9:23 am GMT
Hi TSF Sponsors!

This is Samantha, the Scholarship Coordinator at Orkeeswa School, writing on behalf of Ngirunga. Ngirunga is now in 11th grade, and he is studying Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. As you can imagine, he spends a lot of his time studying and staying late after school to review course material now that he has reached his Advanced Level studies!

Outside of classwork, Ngirunga still makes time to play sports with his friends, and has even just signed up for the Herbarium Club, which allows him to study different type of plants around campus.

Thank you for your continued support of Ngirunga and his education. It is your encouragement that has allowed him to grow into such an incredible scholar and leader on campus and in his community.

Many thanks!

Samantha
Samwel
Sat, September 23, 2017 at 1:55 pm GMT
Hi, Ngirunga

Today i want to share with you about mining activities

Mining is a process of extracting minerals from the earth ground for example of minerals is diamond, gold , tanzanite, coal, oil and etc .
Uses of minerals are such that ;
- It is used as source of heat and light
-It is used for cooking
-It is used for driving machine
-It is used as ornament and etc

Factors influencing development of mining industry in our country
-Poor Marketing
-Adequate capital
-Poor infrastructures
-Modern technology
-poor management
-And poor government policies
Importance of mining activities in Tanzania
-Currency foreign exchange
-source of employment opportunity
-Improvement of infrastructures
-source of government revenue
PLEAS write back to me , If you know more about this
Aaron & Kelsey
Sat, September 23, 2017 at 12:28 am GMT
Ngirunga,

We are excited for the opportunity to help you continue your education. The Lord has blessed us richly, and we are grateful to be able to extend that blessing to you. Remember that God is with you in all you do, and He loves you no matter what!

In Christ-
Aaron & Kelsey Jansen
Pascal Clemence
Sat, March 4, 2017 at 1:49 pm GMT
Hello Ngirunga
Am from Karatu sec school!!
Very sorry for what you have passed before because this is a life we
are just passing in this world the thing is to study harder and harder
in order to get a better life.where do you school brother??
Ngirunga
Mon, October 10, 2016 at 6:48 pm GMT
Hi again, everyone! I forgot to include the letter that Ngirunga wrote to you all recently. It is attached as a pdf here.

With thanks,
Lisa (on Ngirunga's behalf)
www.ietftz.org
Ngirunga
Sat, October 8, 2016 at 2:24 pm GMT
Dear Stephen, Noelle and TSF Sponsors,

Hello! This is Lisa Heinert again, getting in touch with you on behalf of Ngirunga, who is doing really well. We are so thankful for the support provided for Ngirunga's education through TSF. Thank you! Ngirunga has been doing well this year in the 10th grade (Form Four) and he wanted to give you a quick update on how his studies have been going.

The 10th grade is a big year in the Tanzania education system, as it marks the end of “Ordinary-level” education, and is the stepping-stone to the final two years of secondary education. This fall, Ngirunga and his classmates will sit for their National Exams, which will determine their options going forward for continuing their education. Many will continue on with the final two years of high school at Orkeeswa, while others will enter into certificate programs to get specialized training and preparation for the work force, such as elementary education, administrative work, agricultural training, etc. This is unique time for students to reflect on their role as a scholar at Orkeeswa School, and we wanted to share some of Ngirunga's thoughts, along with a recent photo.

"My favorite subject is Chemistry because I want to study medicine. I want to be a doctor because they are so important in society and I can help my community if I become a doctor. My favorite topic in Chemistry right now is learning about moles (the unit). I like learning about moles because you have to use math and understand them for when you do conversions."

"The subject that I find the most challenging is History. I think it is difficult because it requires a lot of revision to remember all of the different topics and facts. To overcome the challenge of studying history, I have found that studying with friends has been really helpful. If my friend has a different answer, we can discuss why our answers are different and understand where we can improve or where we were wrong."

Thank you again for your dedicated support of Ngirunga's education! He is incredibly thankful for your sponsorship and looks forward to updating you on his progress this year in Form Four.

Many thanks,
Lisa (on behalf of Ngirunga)
Ngirunga
Mon, March 28, 2016 at 6:05 pm GMT
Stephen, Noelle, and other TSF Sponsors,
Thank you so much for your support of Ngirunga! I'm Lisa, the Scholarship Director for Ngirunga's school. We have not had internet or power at the school for a few months, so Ngirunga has not been able to post to his journal as regularly as he would like. Hopefully we will have our computer lab up and running soon so he can reply directly! I did want to share this photo and quote from Ngirunga that we got last week at school. Ngirunga has really enjoyed playing rugby and we are proud of his hard work on and off the field!
"I like to play rugby because it’s fun. Playing rugby makes me happy, and it makes me strong. I think it’s so much fun because I get to play it with my friends. I liked to practice with the coaches from Bhubesi Pride because I learned from them. They taught me a lot of simple things I didn’t know about rugby and different ways of playing the game."
Thank you again for supporting Ngirunga's education!
- Lisa Heinert, on behalf of Ngirunga
Stephen
Wed, March 9, 2016 at 10:21 pm GMT
I think it is a wonderful thing what you are doing Ngirunga, educating yourself so that one day, your sister may also receive an education. Good luck!
Noelle
Sat, December 5, 2015 at 9:58 pm GMT
Hi Ngirunga,
I pray that you get the donations that you need to start school next month.

Best regards Noelle & Ken

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