Maisha Mikononi Mwako: "Life in your Hands"
Our MISSION is to ....
Our MISSION is to ....
The School Fund serves impoverished students at Lugalo, Ummu Salama, and Miyomboni Secondary Schools in Iringa, Tanzania by providing them with secondary school scholarships. Although these students are able to attend school because of The School Fund, they are not able to achieve their full potential, at least in part, because schools and teachers lack the resources necessary to give students extra help catered to their needs. Additionally, students are held back by their inability to succeed on National Examinations, for which they are expected to prepare almost entirely on their own. Although some resources exist online to address both of these needs, students are unable to take advantage of those resources because of a lack of technological knowledge. By providing students with academic attention specialized to their needs, test preparation training, and technological training, we aim to give students the tools to take learning into their own hands. In this spirit, we have adopted the name “Maisha Mikinoni Mwako,” for this program, which is Swahili for “Life in your hands.”
The Maisha Mikononi Mwako program has been designed with the intention for The School Fund’s students to achieve academic success and grow as learners and individuals. The program’s purpose is not necessarily for all students to attend A-levels and university, but rather to allow them the opportunity to make that choice. Our goal of academic success is contingent on building a positive learning community that ensures students can improve their academic skills in a safe space where their strengths are maximized and their needs are met. Maisha Mikononi Mwako, in short, is to develop a sense of agency within students so that they are prepared for academic success in the short term and are empowered to lead successful lives in the long term. |
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