Introduction
KARIBU! ("Welcome" in Swahili)
We are so glad that you have come.
Safi School Project is a non-profit organization with the mission of empowering and improving the lives of young people in Tanzania through education. Safi is in its ninth year working with its model school in Arusha, TZ. With more funding we will help more schools.
The most positive effect we can have on the world is to give the gift of education
We are so glad that you have come.
Safi School Project is a non-profit organization with the mission of empowering and improving the lives of young people in Tanzania through education. Safi is in its ninth year working with its model school in Arusha, TZ. With more funding we will help more schools.
The most positive effect we can have on the world is to give the gift of education
Update - Simply Amazing (7/16/2016)
2013 Grads Form 6 Results are in
Division 1
Baraka J.
Division 2
Ezekiel J.
Winfrida J.
Division 3
Babu L.
Benista F.
Boniface L.
Frank M.
Jonathan A.
Mary S.
Michael L.
Not Known yet
Alex S.
Happy G.
Jailani H.
The other 2013 Grads
3 Primary Teachers - Sion L., Victoria G., Zakayo M.
4 Nursery school teachers - Neseriani S. (orphan raising 3 brothers and sisters), Naishiye S. (opened her own Nursery School), Prisca W., Lightness L.
Still in school Fredy P.-Lab Tech, Frida J.-Lab Tech, Philemon K.-Secondary teacher
So 24 of the 28 2013 Grads, that Safi sponsored, now have jobs to support themselves, are soon going to a University or College or are still in school and will soon have well paying jobs. So this is the success of the amazing students that I had the opportunity to teach for 4 years and have now known for 7 years.
As I wrote in a letter to the 2013 sponsors: "because of this amazing group of students, Ngateu has made it's way to expect real prominence academically. They are indeed a compelling story...dear sponsors they have accomplished this because of you and have flourished academically. You gave them the gift of hope and maybe even more importantly, a belief in themselves. I WRITE THIS WITH TEARS IN MY EYES AND PRIDE IN MY HEART."
WE HAVE COME FULL CIRCLE...here I sit WITH TEARS STREAMING DOWN MY FACE WITH PRIDE IN MY HEART, knowing that I have been truly blessed to work with these students.
And all of us should realize that SAFI's SUCCESS HAS SENT RIPPLES TOWARD THE VERY FUTURE OF COUNTLESS OTHERS...oh what a wonder education is.
And our success has not stopped there: 2014 Grads - 20 pursing their education, 2015 Grads - 19 just leaving for school with wonder and excitement in their eyes, Form IV students, all 33 of them studying constantly and thus a hope to pursue their dreams academically.
WHO COULD ASKED FOR MORE SUCCESS.
LOVE TO ALL OF YOU AMAZING PEOPLE,
Christine
Division 1
Baraka J.
Division 2
Ezekiel J.
Winfrida J.
Division 3
Babu L.
Benista F.
Boniface L.
Frank M.
Jonathan A.
Mary S.
Michael L.
Not Known yet
Alex S.
Happy G.
Jailani H.
The other 2013 Grads
3 Primary Teachers - Sion L., Victoria G., Zakayo M.
4 Nursery school teachers - Neseriani S. (orphan raising 3 brothers and sisters), Naishiye S. (opened her own Nursery School), Prisca W., Lightness L.
Still in school Fredy P.-Lab Tech, Frida J.-Lab Tech, Philemon K.-Secondary teacher
So 24 of the 28 2013 Grads, that Safi sponsored, now have jobs to support themselves, are soon going to a University or College or are still in school and will soon have well paying jobs. So this is the success of the amazing students that I had the opportunity to teach for 4 years and have now known for 7 years.
As I wrote in a letter to the 2013 sponsors: "because of this amazing group of students, Ngateu has made it's way to expect real prominence academically. They are indeed a compelling story...dear sponsors they have accomplished this because of you and have flourished academically. You gave them the gift of hope and maybe even more importantly, a belief in themselves. I WRITE THIS WITH TEARS IN MY EYES AND PRIDE IN MY HEART."
WE HAVE COME FULL CIRCLE...here I sit WITH TEARS STREAMING DOWN MY FACE WITH PRIDE IN MY HEART, knowing that I have been truly blessed to work with these students.
And all of us should realize that SAFI's SUCCESS HAS SENT RIPPLES TOWARD THE VERY FUTURE OF COUNTLESS OTHERS...oh what a wonder education is.
And our success has not stopped there: 2014 Grads - 20 pursing their education, 2015 Grads - 19 just leaving for school with wonder and excitement in their eyes, Form IV students, all 33 of them studying constantly and thus a hope to pursue their dreams academically.
WHO COULD ASKED FOR MORE SUCCESS.
LOVE TO ALL OF YOU AMAZING PEOPLE,
Christine
2015 Grads, finishing their contacts and commitment papers and then receiving their all important Pay Slips, thus sending them on the journey to their future
Update! 2015 Graduates Chosen for Government Schools (6/25/2016)
THE GOVERNMENT JUST POSTED THE STUDENTS WHO WERE CHOSEN FROM THE 2015 GRADUATES TO ATTEND A GOVERNMENT SCHOOL. THE RESULTS WERE INDEED AMAZING, OUT OF 20 OF OUR STUDENTS, 16 WERE CHOSEN, JUST THINK 80% OF OUR STUDENTS.
💕💕😀😀💕💕 THIS IS REALLY QUITE PHENOMENAL BECAUSE ONLY THE BEST STUDENTS IN THE COUNTRY ARE CHOSEN! 🎉🎉🎉 IT IS INDEED A REAL HONOR AND THEY ARE SO PROUD, AS ARE WE OF THEM!
💕💕😀😀💕💕 THIS IS REALLY QUITE PHENOMENAL BECAUSE ONLY THE BEST STUDENTS IN THE COUNTRY ARE CHOSEN! 🎉🎉🎉 IT IS INDEED A REAL HONOR AND THEY ARE SO PROUD, AS ARE WE OF THEM!
Latest News from Safi's Outreach Team - Christine and Jenny (6/22/2016)
Greetings from Ngateu Secondary School, Arusha, Tanzania.
We are now midway through our three week remedial program and we feel good about the progress so far. Even though the month of June is a holiday for the school, the students from the two classes facing exams in a few months have come back to school for the opportunity to revise and review, and the teachers are here every day too.
The form four students have been divided into three groups, based on ability. This enables the teachers to teach the students needing more time at a slower pace, and it also provides an atmosphere where the students are more likely to ask for help if they don't understand a concept.
Christine is so excited about teaching the students linear programming. On the National exam these problems contain 10 marks. This means if they get all 10 marks, they need only 20 more to pass the National Exam. The students are delighted because they also learn how the points are allocated. Now they have the belief that "yes I can pass the math exam." Their motto is "everything is mathematics", which of course, Christine says is true.
Mr. Mosha, who teaches Swahili and English, has graciously allowed me to team teach his form two English class. We have been working on letter writing, and I am trying to encourage the students to think of a letter as a communication tool used to transmit information and to facilitate a two way conversation. I discovered that the students did not know how to address an envelope, so we have been working on that skill too, with a side lesson on what happens to a letter once it has been stamped and placed in the mail.
The students are a joy. They work incredibly hard and are often to be found in the classrooms studying late in the evening and at the weekend too. Many students walk long distances to and from school everyday (3 - 5 miles on average.) The students who are sponsored are fully aware that the support from their sponsor is their one opportunity to receive an education, and all of the students want their families to be proud of their achievements.
We are also meeting with the students who graduated from Ngateu over the last three years. The 2013 graduates who went on to Forms 5 and 6 at various schools have come to visit and share their adventures with Christine. They are waiting for their exam results and to find out whether they will be offered a place at the university of choice with a government loan to cover the costs.
The 2014 graduates have mostly completed the first year of post secondary education and are visiting to give us the paperwork from their schools showing the costs for the second year. And of course we have been meeting with the graduates from last year, to help them decide whether a form 5/6 high school or a technical college course makes the most sense both academically and financially for each individual. The graduates who passed their exams with the highest scores should be eligible for places in government schools for form 5/6, at a lower cost, but these placements won't be announced until early July. It is a very anxious time for these young people.
Jenny and Christine
We are now midway through our three week remedial program and we feel good about the progress so far. Even though the month of June is a holiday for the school, the students from the two classes facing exams in a few months have come back to school for the opportunity to revise and review, and the teachers are here every day too.
The form four students have been divided into three groups, based on ability. This enables the teachers to teach the students needing more time at a slower pace, and it also provides an atmosphere where the students are more likely to ask for help if they don't understand a concept.
Christine is so excited about teaching the students linear programming. On the National exam these problems contain 10 marks. This means if they get all 10 marks, they need only 20 more to pass the National Exam. The students are delighted because they also learn how the points are allocated. Now they have the belief that "yes I can pass the math exam." Their motto is "everything is mathematics", which of course, Christine says is true.
Mr. Mosha, who teaches Swahili and English, has graciously allowed me to team teach his form two English class. We have been working on letter writing, and I am trying to encourage the students to think of a letter as a communication tool used to transmit information and to facilitate a two way conversation. I discovered that the students did not know how to address an envelope, so we have been working on that skill too, with a side lesson on what happens to a letter once it has been stamped and placed in the mail.
The students are a joy. They work incredibly hard and are often to be found in the classrooms studying late in the evening and at the weekend too. Many students walk long distances to and from school everyday (3 - 5 miles on average.) The students who are sponsored are fully aware that the support from their sponsor is their one opportunity to receive an education, and all of the students want their families to be proud of their achievements.
We are also meeting with the students who graduated from Ngateu over the last three years. The 2013 graduates who went on to Forms 5 and 6 at various schools have come to visit and share their adventures with Christine. They are waiting for their exam results and to find out whether they will be offered a place at the university of choice with a government loan to cover the costs.
The 2014 graduates have mostly completed the first year of post secondary education and are visiting to give us the paperwork from their schools showing the costs for the second year. And of course we have been meeting with the graduates from last year, to help them decide whether a form 5/6 high school or a technical college course makes the most sense both academically and financially for each individual. The graduates who passed their exams with the highest scores should be eligible for places in government schools for form 5/6, at a lower cost, but these placements won't be announced until early July. It is a very anxious time for these young people.
Jenny and Christine
Latest News from the ED, June 2016
Ngateu students excel again in National Examinations!!!!!
Scores for the exams are Division I,II,III,IV.V No Ngateu students failed the Form 2 National Exam nor the Form 4 National Exam!!
Form 4: 53% of the girls earned Div. I,II or III. 75% of the boys earned Div. I,II or III. They are eligible to apply for "junior college" or vocational schools. Those with Div. IV are eligible for vocational schools. These are amazing results!!
Form 4 One of the best results for these students is that 43% of them passed Math! It is not uncommon for everyone in a class to fail Math,
Update on Safi members guesting at the school: Christine G. is there now and Jenny B. will be on her way on June 5. Safe travels to both and thank you for all the good work you do. Safi doesn't just send money to help students, we also send our skills and our hearts.
Thanks to all of you for caring for these students across the world.
Salama,
Mary Nelson
Scores for the exams are Division I,II,III,IV.V No Ngateu students failed the Form 2 National Exam nor the Form 4 National Exam!!
Form 4: 53% of the girls earned Div. I,II or III. 75% of the boys earned Div. I,II or III. They are eligible to apply for "junior college" or vocational schools. Those with Div. IV are eligible for vocational schools. These are amazing results!!
Form 4 One of the best results for these students is that 43% of them passed Math! It is not uncommon for everyone in a class to fail Math,
Update on Safi members guesting at the school: Christine G. is there now and Jenny B. will be on her way on June 5. Safe travels to both and thank you for all the good work you do. Safi doesn't just send money to help students, we also send our skills and our hearts.
Thanks to all of you for caring for these students across the world.
Salama,
Mary Nelson
