Meet the Girls

Emails From Glory

Meet the girls via emails between Martha Mattia and Glory Baltazari, the project's coordinator in Tanzania.

Ana Matius

"My name is Ana Matius. I'm fourteen years old and I was born on 26 sept 1993. Now I'm in form one in Akhery secondary school. My family situation is poor,this is because my father died and I remain with only my mother. My mother is not working anywhere but she is a farmer. We are nine in our family and I'm the last born in my family. My family income for sure depends much on how we get crops in that year. The year we get much crops is two to three bags of maize. Some years we dont get anything because of drought. My aspiration is to study hard and became a teacher.

Merry Ndeoya

"My name is Merry Ndeoya. I'm forteen years old. I was born in 1993. I have completed primary school this year. My family situation for real is very hard. I'm an orphan. My mother died while I was in standard one and I don't know my father. I'm living with my grandmother. I have five uncles and three aunts.I don't know my family income but my uncle before marrying was helping us but now even getting food is hard. My aspiration is to pass my standard seven exams and go to the boarding school where I can get electricity for studying and food. I will study hard and become a doctor.

Hosiana John

"My name is Hosiana John. I was born on 20 may 1987. I have completed form four this early November. Im waiting for my result which will be ready in February. I have both parents alive.The parents have total of six children. We have two cattle, one acre of banana plantation mixed with coffee trees. If I get financial assistance I am really determined to aspire for more higher education. Currently I'm at home waiting for final exam results.

Ana Nahumu

"My name is Ana Nahum. I was born on 9 december 1994. I'm in primary school standard six. My school's name is Patand Primary School. Last time I was the first in my class. We are three in our family. My parents are farmers. We have a farm of bananas and coffee. My family situation is average. But the problem is that we have other two relatives of my uncle who died last year with HIV. My family keep care for them. I dont know my family income but we can get food, shelter and clothes. In my school I may be turned home because of lacking tha fees, also I can not participate with my fellow students in extra subjects because of lacking money. My determination is to reach University level and I'm interested in studying social sciences. I want to know and help much Tanzanian societies especially widows and orphans.

Lovenes Nkirwa

"My name is Loveness Nkirwa. I'm fifteen years old. We are four in my family and I'm the second born. My family situation is very much hard. Last year I have completed standard seven in Mavinuni Primary School. I passed well my subject and I was selected to join into Secondary School by the name of Ngwandua Secondary School, but because my parents have no money. I fail to join into that Secondary and I stayed at home. I asked the school to pospone my name till the coming year and they have agreed. If I will get money the coming year I will join to the secondary school. My family is ten thousand T.shilings ($100 US) per month. My father is doing the work to some people and paid that amount. My mother is taking care of children at home. I aspire to study hard and become the Minister of Home affairs where I can help so many poor womens and give them loans to make some businesses which they can get some income other than staying at home and being humiliated by men."

From Glory

"At your last email you ask me to explain who made what. First of all those girls work together with their mothers, but now they know to make different items. Mother of ANA NAHUM is the one who knows to make all those animals and teach the whole group on how to make it. Also she is the one who made those table mats those made by coconut and those made by beads. Grandmother of MERRY NDEOYA together with Merry have made decorated belts, also necklaces, and crown. Also good news for MERRY NDEOYA is that she has passed STD seven exams and she is selected to join at Akheri Secondary School form one.They will open the school on 14 january.

"LOVENESS NKIRWA together with her mother have made those pictures which can be used as table mats, or you can put it in the wall as attractive things. Most of the material used is banana barks which covers the banana, also that small basket which a woman can put some cash. Loveness last year failed to join secondary school. She hopes now she will join to Secondary school. HOSIANA JOHN together with her mother, made keyholders, decorated bracelets, and something a woman can put in her hair."