Our First Porters to go to Guide School

3/7/2017

As part of our Porters' Scholarship Program we were very happy to be able to sponsor Beny Satu Nkussa and Swibert Zenno to attend the one year Professional Tour Guiding & Leadership Advanced Certificate Course at The Professional Tour Guide School (PROTS), that Tumaini originally attended. The two men started the course in May/June 2017.

Swibert (Left) and Bent with their new text books

Receipt for 2 terms course fees

As part of the scholarship, Beny & Swibert received:
- 1 field trip paid for each
- 3 wildlife books for sharing
- stationery $25 per person
- the 1 year certificate course
- a loan of US$150 each.
To encourage them to work hard at their studies, if Beny and Swibert get 'A' and 'B' grades for their courses we will pay for their 2nd field trip. If they get 'A' and 'B' grades all year until the completion of their course they will not have to repay their loan of US$150.

In their application forms for the scholarship they both wrote that the reason they wanted to be guides was so that they could improve their own lives and the lives of their families.

Beny's Application

Swibert's Application

We wish Swibert and Beny all the best and hope they make the most of this opportunity.

About Majestic's Foundation

Majestic's Foundation - Maisha Bora - is funded by the full 50% of Liana and Steve's share of the profits generated from Majestic Kilimanjaro Treks & Safaris. In fact, Steve and Liana take no income for their work in the business either.

When you climb or take a safari with us, you'll know that your trip is making a real difference to people's lives in very practical ways.

Click to read how During 2020 and Covid19 we raised Aus$12,402.00 for our crews members, through the generous donations from clients and friends.

WE HAVE:
- Ongoingly run our Porters Scholarship Program.
- Sponsored a young man through his final two years of high school and three years of university.
- Paid school fees for the last 3 years for two girls to attend high school.
- Ongoingly pay rent and food for two families each with mother and 4 children whose husbands left them.
- Renovated a business and bought stock for a mother with 4 children.
- Funded Micro-Loans of anywhere between US$150 to US$1,5000 to start businesses.
- Funded the establishment of a grocery store business for a refugee family.
- Run a English literacy and and computer centre called Maisha Bora (for a better life) with over 60 adult refugee and local students.
- Bought 2 acres on land for a farm cooperative sticking chickens, goats and pigs.

Majestic Porters' Scholarship Program

Our First Porters to go to Guide School

About Majestic's Foundation

Blog Categories

Archives