We're excited to recognize the recipients of Wilkinson Family Scholarships at the Libermann School in Kipawa, Tanzania for 2024 and 2025. Pictured with their teachers are from left Patrick Lukindo, Israel Mahundi, Vivien Pole, and Nakunda Gladys.
Annually, teachers and administrators at Libermann Kipawa School in Dar es Salaam select students for a one-year tuition scholarship based on their academic achievement, willingness to help, and demonstrated care for others.
The scholarships, awarded by the Spiritan Office for Mission Advancement, are in recognition of the more than decade-long contributions the Wilkinson Family made to establish the school located near the Julius Nyerere International Airport.
SOMA announced the Wilkinson Family Student Scholarship Program for the Libermann School in Kipawa, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in 2021.
A Donor’s dedication to improving the quality of education in Tanzanian neighborhood: 15 years in the making
Upon his return from a business trip to Dar es Salaam, a Houston businessman announced to his wife, “we are going to build a school in Tanzania.”
During that trip in 2007, he met Fr. Rogath Kimaryo, C.S.Sp., who shared with him his dream to build a primary school in an economically depressed area south of the capital’s airport. The businessman immediately decided that he would help Fr. Rogath’s dream to become a reality. In 2007, the school consisted of one small classroom for toddlers.
The campus now boasts 2 three-story classroom blocks with a library and computer lab. A kitchen was added to the parish life center, as well as a toilet block and 2 water wells.
Libermann School was awarded recognition among the schools in the surrounding Kipawa Area at a meeting conducted in December 2022.
Some of the outcomes from the development of a master plan and the execution of these plans over 15 years---more conducive learning environment, connectivity to the Internet, improved test scores on the national and regional levels, and a more qualified teaching staff.
You can learn more about the Libermann Pre & Primary School at libermannschooltz.org/
Ready for takeoff! On May 15, 2024, students from Libermann Kipawa School enjoyed a field trip to the nearby Julius Nyerere airport and onto a jet.