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Yusuphu’s Story
As years pass by and donors give generously to help feed, clothe, and educate orphans and other impoverished children, I believe it is good to read a success story of the outcome of one such child. I pray the following true story will encourage the generous souls who continue to sow seed into young lives on the other side of the world through the Treasures of Africa KIDZ Project.
When Yusuphu was 12 years old, he was sent to live at Treasures of Africa Children’s Home, in Moshi, Tanzania, after the death of his father. His mother was sick with the same illness which took his father’s life, and she could not afford to send him to Secondary School, as she was barely able to feed him and his younger siblings. Through the generosity of donors, Yusuphu was sent to a private (rather than government) Secondary School, while living at Treasures of Africa, where he was taught in English, instead of Kiswahili, which is the national language. Fluency in English was necessary if he ever wanted to attend a college or University. All institutions of higher education in Tanzania are taught in English.
The week before Yusuphu was scheduled to take his Secondary School National Exams, which would determine if he would be allowed to attend college, his mother died. He was devastated. Now both his parents were gone. He was so shocked that he wondered if he would be able to even concentrate sufficiently to sit for the National Exams. But because there was no “make-up” exam offered, Yusuphu was forced to take the exams the same week his mother was buried. Many people were praying for him. In answer to prayer, Yusuphu passed his exams.
At that point in his life, Yusuphu was already ahead of the national average of education levels in Tanzania. The average Tanzanian has 6.1 years of formal education. For orphans, the statistics are considerably lower. But the generosity of donors allowed Treasures of Africa to continue to support Yusuphu’s attendance at an Advanced Secondary School which prepared him for university level classes. Once he completed his Advanced Secondary School, Yusuphu applied to college in America. He was accepted, and once again the generosity of donors helped to bring him to the USA for university study.
At the end of April, 2022, Yusuphu graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Finance from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He plans to study for a master’s degree and then return to Tanzania to help his home country. He dreams of one day running for the presidency and helping his nation move forward.
Does donating money to help orphans or the impoverished ever make a real difference in the life of a child? Let Yusuphu’s story encourage you with a resounding “YES!” And who knows, one day it may even be the catalyst which helps bring change to a nation.