Elitumaini: From candle-lit studies in her Arusha Chini village to an engineer in US

Elitumaini Swai helps students at a government primary schools in the Kilimanjaro region. PHOTOS | COURTESY

Her mother would stack up enough candles and paraffin lamps, knowing her daughter would need those to survive the long nights studying for her exams. Her parents had to put their big plans to buy land on hold.

 They built a house so that they could afford to take her to a better secondary school, investing in their daughter’s education.