1-23-2012 excerpt from Kassim S. Duddy

Dear all

I like to write this letter to tell you about my condition..  I thank to god for the new year and I wish also to you a good start of the new year.
...When I am completing form six I would like to join the university studies... and after my education I would like t start a family...not a large complicated one... a small family
In my life I prefer to one day go outside of my community in order to exchange environment and look or see how the people live in particular environments because i am sure it will be big help to me to learn different things... and I can gain some ideas and knowledge..... I would like to thank you again for your help... you are providing much to help me be successful with my studies.

1-22-2012 excerpts from Fadhili Juma letter

Hi? Parents of Joseph Chow!

It is my hope that you are doing well at America.  At Tanzania is cool.  I carry on studying hard.  I do pray to the god for you to what you are doing to me to facilitate my studies at Ndanda.
I would like to tell you about my ambitions.  My ambitions have not changed  from the previous one.  I do remember that I did tell you that my ambition was to service in financial institutions such as a bank, but according to the situation of Tanzania these days, as going on there is the problem of unemployment in many institutions including that one, since I had two alternatives one like that above and another to be a teacher, if one fails, I will do the other.
...I study hard so that I can pass the examinations which will enable me to get my chance.
In Tanzania, since most of families are low income earners we are going at university through government assistance.  The government provides a certain percent to the student  If you get a favourable percent of assistance then you can go, if not, you can't go.

If god blesses me to get the favourable percent of assistance I will go to university where I will graduate and get employment.... I cannot tell you how it will be.....

have aa happy new year and greet all your family, including Kyle.

It's all I have today.  Yours affectionately, 

1-22-2012 Ibadi I Saidi

Dear parents of Joseph Chow,

First of all am so happy and I like to say how are you!  Myself I am so fine maybe to you... I would like to say thanks a lot for your support, because it led me doing better and continue well with my studies as well as getting essential things like washing soap, books, exercise books and others.

Now I would like to tell a bit about my ambitions.  Just I make sure that working hard to  my lessons ... and go to university to be an accountant in order to work as a manager at a financial institution.... I would like to live at my home region, Mtwara.  I would like to build my own house at Mtwara municipal and to live there.  I would like to travel to the USA because it is one big nation which maintains its peace and security.  I would like to be with small family, better if god wish.
....   I work hard in my subjects for more success... I come from a poor family, so I do not want to let them down.  The main theme is just learning more.

1-21-2012 excerpts from Hamus Seif

Dear family of Joseph Chow

How are you?  How is health goin on?  ... I was sick in December, but now I am okay and I am going on in my studies.  I will not tell you my results of annual exam cause all of us, we didn't do examinations due to some problems which occurred in our school (demonstrations) and cause school to close for more than two weeks, but now everything is ok.

....let me take this last golden chance to give you and say with smile thanks alot for your back up in my studies that I going to finish in February...without your great back up in this process of getting an education I may be now in the village without education cause my parents could not afford all the costs.
Apart from that, my sponsor, I would like to tell you that my dream is to go to university.  I will take the BA in education.  I would like to be a teacher cause there are jobs in the field, even though the life of a teacher is facing may problems.  If not that I would like to go into Jounalism and comedian sector, as I play part now in my school.

Good bye, I wish you a good life.

Welcome again to Tanzania, is the cool country.

1/24/2012 excerpt from Evarist Moris letter

Dear Donna Robertson-Chow

How are you?

.... I have been busy in studies at school. ... I am doing well in the studies except when there is a serious problem such as electricity failure which makes studying at night difficult... it is a problem in Tanzania.

My ambition tand dreams are to study hard and pass my formal examination and go to university for further studies.  I like to take a degree at the University of Dear es Salaam i an BED (education) so as to solve the problem of teachers in Tanzania school....

After finishing my studies and get a job I would like to have a family and three children.  ... I like to thank you and your family helping me....and God bless you.

1/23/2012 excerpts form Nelson Valente letter

Dear Parents of Joseph Chow,

I hope you are all fine ....
On December 1 I went home to my family where we were engaging in small scale agriculture planting maize and cassava, the staple food of our district and selling cashew nuts , which is the cash crop of our district.  But during this short holiday I did not participate in studying because I had to help my parents..  I tried to study with other friends of different secondary schools, and to teach my younger brothers and sisters that were also preparing to join form one in the next year at the Maratani Day Secondary School which is at our village.
I would like to tell you a bit about my ambitions in my life..  Either I would like to be a teacher of secondary school or to be an accountant ant a bank in our country, or maybe outside our country.  In order to do this, I am studying very hard so I will be selected to join in university...  I also would like to have a wife and four children because I will be employed, and be able to manage my family without forgetting my parents, the pillars of my life..  I also would like to travel and visit you in the US.  I would like to have friends from different pars to the world...

1/23/2012 - excerpts from Ramadhani I. Chakoria letter

Dear All

What about your health and condition? How are you going now with your daily routine?  I hope your are all fine and you are still going on with your daily challenges.  On my side I am also fine to the extent that I have succeed to write this letter, likewise I feel better since my family also is fine.

This is a continuation of writings response to your instance.  It is another time   when I am writing this letter to thank you for your support without which getting an education would have been very difficult.  So thanks and God is on the way to bless you.

Today I am very happy to say a little bit on the following.  My family is all fine and still preaching your kindness.  they are now engaging on agriculture, they are interested in farming because it is the only way to meet our needs.  They are also happy to see their son ending their studies next month.  One day I heard them saying they will never forget you and the assistance you gave, and they wish you a long life.

The end of my studies I am happy once again to thank you for your sponsorship, because I have succeeded in my dream of completing the advanced education.  I will to bless you....

When I finish my studies and future ambitions are to hope to continue with my studies to university level, and I hope to have a better job that will help me survive and also that will save y family from the troubles based on life....