Attending college exceeds the financial capacity for many families, especially those in small scale mining. The scholarship program will provide opportunities for children of mining communities to attend a domestic college for 2 to 3 years, depending on the student’s field of study. This initiative is available to past graduates of Kitarini Primary School and Mwatate Children’s Home students.
Catch Behind the Scenes at our 2023 Career Fair below:
Hair Dresser
Lawyer
Tourism
Architecture
Finance
Information Technology
Human Resources
Computer Science
Journalism
Gem Miner
Marketing
Gem Cutter
Car Mechanic
Business/Sales
Coordinated with Gem Legacy’s efforts to provide opportunities for higher education, we want to encourage apprenticeships, vocational training, and college. We will host Annual Career Fairs to inspire students to understand their unique skills and explore potential careers and passions. Career Fairs will be available to students from all of Gem Legacy’s Community Development initiatives, with presentations from the local workforce.
A child from a mining area attends college to become a teacher (total for 2 years)
A child from a mining area attends college to become a doctor (total for 3 years)
According to the Tanzania Commission for Universities, in 2023 56,520 students graduated from university. That’s 0.47% of the total population between ages 15 and 24, according to the Tanzanian government’s 2022 Population and Housing Census.
Gem Legacy is proud to be part of Tanzania’s extremely equitable higher education gender enrollment rates, providing equal numbers of annual scholarships to males and females each year.
