Tanzanian student supported for a decade graduates, aims for PhD

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A traveler began funding the education of an 11-year-old girl from rural Tanzania ten years ago. The student, Anwarite, recently graduated with a university degree in Language Studies from the University of Dar es Salaam. She has now been accepted into a Master's program in Swahili at the same university, with the goal of earning a PhD. The initial effort has grown into a registered nonprofit, the Tanzania Education Project, which currently supports five students from the same village.

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