As you are all honoring the graduates in your communities, we invite you to help us honor Smith Samah, Hope International’s first master’s degree recipient.
Many of you have been following Smith’s journey from the beginning. You can read more about Smith here and here. We all know that Smith will be leading Liberia in an important capacity, in the not-so-distant future.
Smith has been in India for two years. He left his family, his fiancé, and his community to pursue his degree and did not have the financial means to return to Liberia once for visits or breaks during his education. He has continuously worked so hard and maintained such joy and gratitude for the opportunity. He is constantly affirming his focus on making The Hope Project proud for the faith placed in him.
Smith is set to graduate from Sandip University with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering on July 8th.
As with all graduations there are expenses for his gown, dissertation fees, travel to the town where graduation is being held and a suit jacket ($470 in total) and for his plane ticket home ($1,000). Total Needed: $1,470.
I can think of no student who has worked harder or given more to his alma mater, Hope International. Well done, Smith! What an honor it has been to journey alongside of you.
If you would like to help cover these costs, we would welcome your gift. We will add your name to a on-line group card that we will send to him from us all.
We extend our deepest gratitude to Elijah Frazier, the AVID program of Cascade High School and the Evans Family for paying for Smith’s tuition for both his undergraduate and graduate degrees.
In Celebration of Smith,
Jackie