My Nonprofit Reviews

My father passed away when I was eleven. In the following years, my mother was perpetually sick, and, with six children and limited means, she struggled to take care of me. My mother eventually sent me to live with my uncles. At age fourteen, I had switched homes five times and eventually ended up at an orphanage. It was at the orphanage that I met Theresa Grant and received the full support of MAD. The trajectory of my life completely changed after that.

As a student, MAD provided everything I needed to thrive. I had a home, ate well, and received a good education. In Tanzania, most families can only afford public schools, which are usually severely understaffed and with very limited infrastructure and teaching resources. MAD sent me to private English medium schools instead and paid for everything I needed, from pens and notebooks to my ACT/SAT prep and test fees. I graduated from Duke University in 2020, worked at Thomson Reuters as a data scientist for three years, and I am starting a master’s program at Boston University this fall. My eleven-year-old self would never have dreamt of any of this. Yet here I am. Empowered, confident, and ready to make a difference. And it's all because of MAD.