Second Interview

While I was at Jipe Moyo, Meghan and Jennifer conducted the second interview. Mussa, the other child that we didn't end up funding the first round, showed back up with his step-mother. It was immediately an awkward conversation. She asked for money again and tried to tell us that she lived in a house without running water and electricity, just like Saumu and Abedi. We already knew this was a lie. They explained to her that things are relative here in Tanzania, and that we have to fund those who need it the most. She was really pushy, which is never a good sign. The people here that need it the most are always the most humble.

Afterwards, we interviewed Hamisi, our newest sponsored kid. He lives with his mama and his baby brother, without a father. His mama sells mangoes at the market to make an income. We talked to him about how he lived and where, and then went to his house to talk to his mama. She was renting a room in a concrete building about a ten minute walk from Jiendeleze. We told her that we would like to fund Hamisi to go to school and she was a bit embarrassed but very grateful. He already had the uniform, so we just have to buy him his books and the rest of the supplies. We will also do a large food package like we did with the other family.

We walked back over to Njoro Primary School and the headmaster was delighted to see us again. This time it was a lot quicker of a process and we were able to enroll Hamisi in school fairly quickly.

So it looks like this time around we have four kids enrolled in school. Next year we will be able to do a significant amount more, but we are wanted to start small. Also, we will be able to create a more thorough of a process of selection rather than just word of mouth. There are neighborhood and school associations to talk with and the headmaster at both Njoro and Jiendelze are on board to help us. It is a great start and so exciting!