This week’s interview features Temba, a student whose university application was aided by Our Moon. He will be starting at Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania this year. What was the main thing you benefited from during last year’s Tomorrow’s Leader’s Forum (TLF)?What really struck me during last year’s TLF was hearing about the students that Helen had […]
Interviewing Quincy
This week, Quincy Namonje, one of Our Moon’s scholars, talks about growing up and her current university preparations. Quincy is the eldest child of three, raised by a single mother, and comes from a financially compromised family. Despite these financial setbacks, Quincy hopes one day to study at university and improve the economy of her […]
Going to Ghana: Tony’s University Preparations
Earlier on this month Our Moon caught up with Tony, one of our fully funded scholars who is soon to begin his first year studying business administration at Ashesi University. Discussing his present placement and future ambitions, Tony describes both the anticipation and anxiety associated with moving to university, and how he hopes to use […]
Exciting News!
We are delighted to announce that Our Moon has been registered as an NGO in Zambia! Special thanks to Nathan Phiri at the Ministry of Community Development for support throughout, Justin for his hard and persistent work, and everyone else who has supported Our Moon in our journey thus far.
Meet Janet
On Tuesday, Helen met with Janet a former Hillcrest student, whose 2018 university application we are currently supporting. Janet, when studying at Hillcrest, came out with the highest possible score in her Grade 12 exams, yet was met with tragedy when her father died, leaving his wife with five children to provide for. Janet’s mother […]
Working Day One
The day began with exciting news: Our Moon has won funding for 3 more scholarships from Lexis Nexis, the company where Walker, one of our trustees, works. This fantastic news means Our Moon can continue to support budding academics in their scholarly pursuits.After receiving such wonderful news, we paid a visit to Hope and Faith […]