Emmanuel was one of only two students from Itiso Secondary School who qualified to attend A-level schools in 2014. He was selected to receive the scholarship due to his family's greater financial need.
He was accepted to Dodoma Secondary and became a regular on the school volleyball court, enjoying "how the game is very focused on the team," and claims to be the best player at the school.
Emmanuel dreams of becoming a Pharmacist, aiming to help his community into the following ways:
- Providing health care advice to his community.
- Helping patients feel better and get well as quickly as possible by improving the health of patients by choosing the best medicines and helping to avoid side effects.
- To work directly with patients, since Tanzanian pharmacies are often located within a residential community and in common shopping places like grocery stores.
"Emmanuel believes that, in order any community to work properly in socio-economic activities, it needs to have strong health."
Last week, our project partner proudly informed me that Emmanuel is nearing graduation -- and that he was awarded Division II in the national Form VI exams. That means that he will qualify for university enrollment, something that would not have been possible had he ended school in Form IV due to finances.
We are currently fundraising in order to support next year's class of scholars. You can help by supporting our Booster campaign before August 19th, where you can buy a t-shirt (with an authentic Swahili proverb or methali) or make a direct donation (if you have enough shirts already) or both:
https://www.booster.com/itiso-scholarship-support
Thank you,
Allison
