This project will feature the stories of some of the women (Starfish) that are current students at Give a Heart to Africa (GHTA). The students generally have only a primary level education. English proficiency is a goal of GHTA, and the students' levels vary dramatically. You will see this in their only-slightly-edited personal stories.
Shose Basila Rahma Margaret Euster
Dativa Agnes Nairat Husna Amina Christina
Magdalena Mariam Mary Winifrida Joyce
Salma Zaina Teresa Loti Zuwena Dorothea
Catherine Furaha Paulina Tausi
A young girl was walking along a beach upon which thousands of starfish had been washed up during a terrible storm. When she came to each starfish, she would pick it up, and throw it back into the ocean. People watched her with amusement. She had been doing this for some time when a man approached her and said, “Little girl, why are you doing this? Look at this beach! You can’t save all these starfish. You can’t begin to make a difference!” The girl seemed crushed, suddenly deflated. But after a few moments, she bent down, picked up another starfish, and hurled it as far as she could into the ocean. Then she looked up at the man and replied, “Well, I made a difference to that one!” The old man looked at the girl inquisitively and thought about what she had done and said. Inspired, he joined the little girl in throwing starfish back into the sea. Soon others joined, and all the starfish were saved.
— Adapted from The Star Thrower
by Loren C. Eiseley
Here are the questions they answered:
-What is your name and your age?
-Who do you live with? Who is in your family?
-What is your education level and what was the reason why your education did not continue?
-Why did you want to be a part of Give a Heart to Africa?
-What is the most important thing you have learned since being at GHTA?
-What have you learned at GHTA that is new or different than what you knew before?
-What is the hardest part about being in school as an adult?
-What is the best part about being in school -as an adult?
-What is the most difficult job you ever had?
-What has been the biggest challenge in your life so far? How do you overcome this challenge?
-How do you plan to apply your GHTA education after graduation?
-What are your dreams for the future? What do you hope will happen in your life after graduation?
-How did GHTA influence your dreams?
-What is your passion? If you could choose one job with no limitations, what would it be?
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