Rose, a 25-year-old girl from the Tanga region, is now a student at the University of Dar Es Salaam pursuing a Bachelor of Art in Education. This dream of her was almost unattainable once.
Before joining BRAC’s Accelerated Learning Project, Rose completed her seventh standard exam in 2007 at Lwahila Primary School and continued her secondary education at Kidogo Secondary School. However, her life took an unfortunate turn in 2013 when she failed her form four examination. Her family could no longer afford her education, and she had no choice but to stay at home.
One day, she heard about BRAC Maendeleo’s Accelerated Learning Project for dropout adolescent girls from her relatives. She gathered further information from the local government leaders’ offices and registered in the Gofu Juu study centre in 2016.
As a participant, she received all necessary learning support from the BRAC team and finally completed her Ordinary education level and passed the Form Four National Examination in 2017. Once being set on track, she went on to complete the Advanced education level at Coastal High School under support and supervision from BRAC and is now finishing her undergraduate degree at the University of Dar Es Salaam.
“I’m really thankful to BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania for initiating and running this project in our town. It has helped many adolescent girls like me who also came from marginalized families,” said Rose. She is happy that this project has enabled her to continue pursuing her dreams of becoming a teacher.
