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The first swallow after holidays
Dear friends and sponsors of KiT,
the first swallow after holidays ;)
Thanks to this year's raffle, KiT managed to raise 13,900 CZK. The entire amount will be used to support new students in Tanzania – Judith Prosper Minde, Benson Michael Mrope and Joseph Simon Ekaruwa.
We are pleased to have accepted three new students into the KiT program: Joseph Simon Ekariio, Benson C. Mrope and Judith P. Minde.
We selected from several new candidates according to their school results, personal story and school recommendations. Our coordinator in Tanzania spoke with the candidates, verified the information directly in the schools and visited them also at their home. All three selected students come from humble backgrounds, but they are eager to study and move on.
According to our information, Joseph had the best exam results and is growing up in a very poor family.
Benson is also a strong student, growing up with only his mother and has three siblings.
Judith impressed us with her speech, purposefulness and desire to become an accountant and one day help other children.
Support has already been used for these new students and according to the latest information everyone is already in school.
Your KiT Committee
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Greetings from Mariam
Dear friends and sponsors of KiT,
read a few warm words from Mariam :)
Hi Venny!
How are you doing. Am doing alright on my side. I have been busy with final year project trying to develop a certain device for presentation.
But I just wanted to great you and your family as well as the KIT members, hope all of you are doing great.
Be blessed always with that kind heart of helping others!
Mariam
Your KiT Committee
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Sponsor's donation to the school
Dear friends and sponsors of KiT,
as we informed you in a previous letter, at the beginning of this year we have a relatively large surplus in our account. We are considering using it for a one-off donation, possibly split into smaller amounts, amounting to max. 100.000.- CZK. It could be school supplies, books, etc. or a larger separate project like renovating classrooms, bringing water, ..., for a selected Tanzanian primary or secondary school. Of course, with Emma's help, we would check the recipients in advance, find out the specific needs and ensure a fair distribution of the purchased items. Please let us know if you are against it. At the same time, we are preparing a tender for three new students that we would like to accept during the year.
Thank you all for your support, have a great time!
Your KiT Committee
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Money for Yaela and Mariam
Hi, we sent money to Yaela and Mariam in the past few days. We have confirmation of delivery from both of them and warm thanks :)
Yaely Tito Salimu - 1,1 mil TZA
Mariam Rashidi Marialle - 2 mil TZA
Your KiT Committee
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2026
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2026 to you and your loved ones!
I visited the homes of our students to greet them and gather information about the school. I posted pictures followed by descriptions.
Boniface Kyara: I visited his home and met his family members, his mother, his sister, and children playing outside their house. They welcomed me warmly and shared how happy their son was to be continuing his A-level studies. Later, I met Boniface and he told me about his school life. He said the school he attends is in a very rural area in the Manyara region, where the round-trip fare is 90,000 TSh. The school is a government school and does not have enough teachers, so parents contribute 200,000 TSh per semester to pay for additional teachers. He said they have done their terminal exams and he passed with Division 1.4. The subjects he is studying are Economics, Geography, and Mathematics (EGM), and he hopes to become a surveyor. He said the food at school is not good,one type of food is cooked, and some times is not enough. He needs at least 200,000 TSh per semester to improve Mills. He is currently in Form 5, and the second semester will start on 13/1/2026. He is very grateful to KiT for helping him, otherwise, he would have had more difficulty studying.
Honest Urio: I visited Honest's house and found him at home with his grandfather, who is very old and mentally challenged due to old age. As I mentioned before, he was raised by his grandmother since he was 9 months old after being abandoned by his parents. They welcomed me warmly to their house. When I greeted him and grandfather, his grandmother arrived from the hospital, she had been to the city hospital for high blood pressure and diabetes treatment. We sat together to discuss Honest's progress. Honest took exams twice before holidays and got Division 1.7 and Division 1.8. His guardians are grateful his results are not bad and he is growing and gaining knowledge. Honest is studying History, Geography, and Economics (HGE). He was worried about getting a deviation from his preferred subjects, he was initially assigned HKL (History, Kiswahili, and English), which he did not like. The school seems stricter than Boniface's. It has enough teachers, though the food is not great. He said 100,000 TSh per term would help improve food. He is owed other donations: 130,000 TSh for remedial classes and 150,000 TSh for building a wall around the school. The school reopens on 13/1/2026. He thanks everyone in KiT for helping with his studies.
Glory Masawe: During this vacation, I could not meet our student Glory as she went to visit her sister in another region. I spoke to her on the phone to check on her and get an update on school progress. She said she is doing well with her studies, though there are occasional challenges adjusting to boarding school life with teachers and classmates, compared to staying at home with her parents. As she mentioned earlier, she's studying Chemistry, Biology, and Geography (CBG) and hopes to become a Nurse. In the terminal exams, she got Division 2.12. Her financial challenges at school include:
- 180,000 TSh for additional studies
- 50,000 TSh graduation contribution
- 60,000 TSh for test papers
She thanks KiT for helping her and says:
May God continue to make you successful so you can help her and others.
Your KiT Committee
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