My Educational Pursuit Campaign

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