February 2013
Florence belongs to a family of twelve children, all raised by a single mother without any support from their father. The children are entirely dependent on their mother’s meager income, earned from making beads and gardening. Though her earnings helped provide for some schooling, Florence’s older brother, Sokoine, was forced to drop out of school and began working as a sand harvester to provide for his mother and siblings. The family experienced tragedy when Sokoine was attacked and badly injured at work. He now relies on his mother for care and medicine, an added financial burden to an already struggling family. Florence sought out MGEF in February 2013, and we enthusiastically granted her a scholarship.
Date of Birth: 07/11/2000
Started Program: February 2013
Start Grade: 9th Grade (Form 1)
Graduate: Degree in Education (Arts) 2022
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