My Educational Pursuit
- By: Clara Xerinda
- Short URL: https://archive.backabuddy.co.za/clara-xerinda-5845713542816823792
- Date Created: 24 February 2024
Personal message
After almost a decade of attempting to get tertiary education, African Leadership University(ALU) has granted me an opportunity to further my studies.
Hi, my name is Clara Xerinda. I am 27 years old young woman and I am a Mozambican citizen residing in Johannesburg, South Africa. I received my primary and secondary education in South Africa, and I will forever be grateful for that opportunity.
After graduating from high school in 2015, I couldn’t find a sponsor for my tertiary education as none of my family members can afford to pay for my tuition fees.
Fortunately, I heard about the Mastercard Foundation Scholarship in my search for opportunities to study further, which is where I learned about African Leadership University, a university based in Kigali, Rwanda.
I applied in July 2023, and in September 2023, I received an admission offer to study entrepreneurial leadership. I did not receive the scholarship as I hoped. However, I received a Community Leadership Grant, which is worth $2000.
Forced by the circumstances, I had to deffer/postpone my admission from January 2024 intake to May 2024 intake in order to figure out how to get funds for other expenses.
The annual tuition fees are $3000, and $2000 will be deducted from my annual fees. This means that I will be responsible for the remaining $1000 and other expenses such as flight tickets, accommodation, medical insurance, etc, and my family can not afford to pay for these expenses.
This opportunity presented itself after a very long time of being resilient and patient. I can’t bear the possibility of losing
it. I have searched for other partial and full scholarships with no success. Therefore, I am turning to the public to help me by donating any amount to help me cover these expenses.
Even the amounts that may be considered the smallest will make a major difference and will be deeply appreciated. Your donations
will contribute to my growth and restore hope.
ALU supports young people who wish to make a positive impact in their communities with resources, guidance, and mentorship. As an aspiring social entrepreneur, studying at ALU will not only contribute to my academically growth however it will also equip me with skills I need in order to tackle challenges surrounding access to education and gender inequality specifically in rural areas.
A few current ALU students have informed me about their cost of living while studying at ALU. I have attached a carefully drawn budget below of all the expenses and amounts for the duration of 3 years.
No matter how small or big, your donations will truly go a long way.
Annual tuition fees - $1000~R18 180
Monthly Rent - $100-$150~ R2000
Annually - $1200-$1800~ R36 368
Monthly Groceries - $50~R944
Annually $600~R11 328
Transport from and to Campus (Monthly) $15~R283.2
Annually - $180~R3 398.4
Internet Per Month - $20~R363.6
Annually $240~R4 4363.2
Flight from Johannesburg to Kigali- $291.80~R5 304.9
Elixi Medical Insurance Plan per month - $31.62~R575
Annually - $379.44~R6900
Miscellaneous per month - $15~R276.15
Annually - $180~R3313
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Donations
- Feb 28, 2024 - R 100.00 Fees covered
- "" - Anonymous
- Feb 27, 2024 - R 50.00 Fees covered
- "" - Andile Fani
- Feb 27, 2024 - R 90.00 Fees covered
- "" - Anonymous
- Feb 27, 2024 - R 190.00 Fees covered
- "" - Anonymous
- Feb 25, 2024 - R 170.00 Fees covered
- "" - Anonymous
Statistics
Fundraising target
R 100 000.00Donations to date
R 600.00My Educational Pursuit Campaign
