Success Stories
Regina Shares Her Experience at PZ
We asked our Student Support Program Manager to share her experiences with Project Zawadi and her thoughts on education! Here’s what she had to say, “My name is Regina, I chose to work with Project Zawadi because it is an organization that has a mission to ensure children and youth get a quality education. This…
Read MoreApprenticeship + Elias – A 4 x 4 dream
Working on Toyota Land Cruisers is Elias’s favorite! If Elias were to choose the kind of vehicle he’d repair and travel in, it would be 4 x 4’s. He enjoys their strength and how they can travel off-road, especially on safaris. Maneuvering on rugged land is a huge plus in Tanzania, and if you owned…
Read MoreApprenticeship + Isaya – A Motorcycle Mechanic
The Apprenticeship Program opens new possibilities for students! Isaya N. has been supported by Project Zawadi since 2016 when he was in the second grade and performed well in his national exams in 2021, joining Mihingo Secondary School for Form 1 in 2022. But he decided to take a break from the standard school…
Read MoreA Project Zawadi Student Earns Her CPA
Semeni Mazera reached a new step in her career journey! She completed her accounting license and is a finance professional and Certified Public Accountant (CPA). A big congratulations to Semeni for her hard work, determination, and commitment in taking this step to reach her career goals. It was a tough road and as she explained…
Read MoreAlumni Profile: Elibariki Walter
As an orphan, Elibariki was raised in the city of Arusha at a center for street children called Children For Children’s Future (CCF). Elibariki first learned to read and write at CCF where he also developed a strong passion for music. He sang in a group of six young boys. They called themselves the Bongo…
Read MoreStudent Profile: Wanzita Ally
Wanzita was first sponsored by Project Zawadi in 2009 when she was in Standard 5. She made steady progress in her studies and completed Form 4 at Makongoro Secondary school in 2015. Nearly two months have passed since Project Zawadi’s student, Wanzita Ally, arrived in Minnesota as a North Star Rotary Youth Exchange student. It is…
Read MoreStudent Profile: A Story of Resilience
Meaning of Resilience: the ability to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens. This word describes most of the PZ students, but one in particular comes to mind when we think of a resilient student. Jane Doe* was the first born in 1996 to a happily married couple in a nearby village to Naymuswa. …
Read MoreMazera’s Road Trip to Tanga
Though Nyamuswa is right on the doorstep of the Serengeti, most PZ students will never have the means to visit this World Heritage Site or any of the other national park treasures of Tanzania. But PZ-sponsored student Mazera did have the opportunity to visit both the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater National Parks in January. In…
Read MoreThrowback Thursday – Dotto and Kurwa
From the vaults of PZ for Throwback Thursday #TBT. Meet Dotto and Kurwa, twin brothers that began as sponsored students with Project Zawadi way back in 2002. Today, Dotto and Kurwa are both pursuing a high-level architectural drafting vocational program at the same school in Dar es Salaam and well on the road to successful…
Read MoreBENARD MAZIBA
Benard first became a PZ sponsored student in 2006. Upon completing primary school, Benard elected to join a carpentry program at a nearby vocational training center. After successfully earning his Grade 1 Carpentry certificate in 2011, Benard began volunteering at the new Zinduka Vocational Training Centre in Nyamuswa. Described as a hardworking boy by PZ’s community…
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