| The scholarship
fund will pay annual tuition and fees at Moringe Sokoine
Lutheran Secondary School in Monduli, Tanzania, for a student
who could not otherwise afford to attend. The school’s
scholarship committee will meet with potential students and
their families to determine financial need. Each male or female
student chosen to receive the scholarship must have the ability
and the motivation to complete the 6-year program.
A goal of $ 15,000 has been set
for the Scholarship Fund. This amount would allow for the fund
to be self-sustaining, assuming an average annual interest rate
of 3%. One year’s cost for tuition, fees, and books, or $ 500.00
(whichever is greater), will be electronically transferred to
MSLSS’s Scholarship Fund each October.
Many people have been inspired
by Martin Msseemmaa’s quiet example of encouraging
relationships. This scholarship provides such an opportunity by
establishing relationships between students and supporters in
the U.S.
Like most secondary schools in
the country, Moringe Sokoine Secondary School is a boarding
school. It has about 650 students. The school is located in the
small town of Monduli Chini. It is nestled into the bottom of a
high, green bluff that traverses the Great Rift Valley. It lies
just off the paved road that takes tourists from the colorful
city of Arusha to safari destinations such as Ngorongoro Crater
and the Serengeti plain. In the mornings and evenings, Maasai
boys herd their family’s cattle across the acacia-studded
landscape nearby.
To donate, make a check
payable to: Northern Illinois Synod. Please indicate on the memo
line Martin Msseemmaa MS Fund. All contributions are tax
deductible. Send any questions to msseemmaa@yahoo.com .
Please send checks to:
ELCA Northern Illinois Synod
Attn. Martin Msseemmaa MS Fund
103 West State Street
Rockford, IL 61101 |
