Upendo
When I first volunteered at Give A Heart to Africa
in 2012 there was a student, a young woman named Upendo, who was soft-spoken
yet intelligent and full of potential. We became very close and I call her my Tanzanian daughter. Upendo took her studies very seriously. She graduated from GHTA and wanted to become an accountant.
Today
she is a confident 29 year old with a diploma in accounting, is studying for an
advanced degree in finance, has a good, well-paying job at a large Tanzanian bank, and recently had a beautiful baby boy, Ibrahim.
She worked incredibly hard, with many obstacles thrown in her way, to get where she is today. She has a bright future ahead of her. She is paying it forward by helping her younger sister get an education.
She worked incredibly hard, with many obstacles thrown in her way, to get where she is today. She has a bright future ahead of her. She is paying it forward by helping her younger sister get an education.
Upendo now lives in Iringa, a town about an 8 hour bus ride from Moshi. I was so happy she was able to come back for a short holiday break and visit us at GHTA. It was wonderful to see her and meet Ibrahim.
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