(THIS IS FEZA'S ORIGINAL sponsorship application for Secondary school; it has been edited when needed for better understanding.)
Feza Claudia Bigirimana was born on April 14, 1999 in Buramba, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu Province in Bwisha Kingdom. She is Congolese by nationality and lives in Goma town, Kyeshero Quarter. She is single and Protestant by religion. Feza is the daughter of Bigirimana Binyavanga Vianney and Ichimpaye Marie. Her father has died. She is the 5th of 11 children in her family.
In 2006-2011 Feza completed her Primary education at Sayuni Primary School. In 2011 she began her Secondary education at Sayuni Senior School. She studied General Padagogy (teaching). She graduated Secondary school in 2019. After Secondary school she attended workshops in social leadership, entrepreneurship and active non-violence.
Vision: To become an IT Engineer building a center to help the community learn computer skills. To work with street boys. To drive out tribalism, discrimination. To work with others to build a peaceful DRC.
My biological family has no means, we are poor, we are living a hard life since our father died. My father was a veterinary without a job and my mother till now has no job. When my father was alive he did as much as possible to find us food and get an education.
Since my childhood I faced many problems. I have been studying in school in bad conditions. I’m facing now the problem of education and other social problems.
I have a vision to become an engineer in IT (computers) to build a center which will help the community to learn computer skills.
I will also help the streets boys, teaching them hand crafts, and teaching them entrepreneurship. I wish one day to kick out tribalism in my country the DRC. I dream of an Africa united without discrimination, without violence of human rights, without war.
I sell some goods such, as soap and other things, to get a little money to survive. Even as we are in this bad situation I still keep my vision and one day I will achieve it.
(g-2019, goma, DOB 1999)