My
name is Saida Abdalla Khamis. I was born in 15th
March 1995 as the daughter of Tamima Haji, the name of my mother, and
my father’s name is Abdalla Khamis. I have 4 brothers and 1 sister,
and I grew up in Jambiani, at the east
coast of Zanzibar.
With
the support of Child Development Fund (CDF) I am studying Diploma in
Business Information Technology at the Institute of Public
Administration (IPA). I am going to start the first
semester in this July, and I expect to finish my studies in 2017.
Fortunately, I am going to have the English and Computer Courses in
State University of Zanzibar – SUZA.
After
successfully finishing my studies I want to work as a Technical
Officer in Ministry of State President Office Good Government on
e-Government Department. I hope my work will benefit the Community
and the Nation at large.
Apart
from my profession, I have the following interests: cooking, reading
newspaper, drawing, listening children story every weekend, listening
music (Taarab) and watching news on TV. My role model is Fatma
Issa, a Taarab Music Singer, because
her songs always educate and entertain
people; she sings good traditionally style song. My favourite song
from her is Haya Maumbile yangu.
Free
Comments:
“Bahati
haiji mara mbili” (opportunity never comes twice). This is the
familiar Swahili saying; here I mean I have to respect all
opportunities given by CDF because if I will not respect them I will
not get the chance any more. I swear before God that I will follow
all regulation given by CDF as well as IPA in order to finish my
studies. Thank you very much CDF.
Zanzibar
girls do not have good opportunities to carry on in advanced
education once they have finished their secondary education. It’s
my great hope that this programme will help and give greater voice to
girls. When we (girls) finish secondary school our culture expects us
to be married even if you are talented, and lack of money for
education fees enforces this unfortunate situation.
