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This is the eigth newsletter of the iSTEPup foundation. In this newsletter, we will introduce three new students who are accepted to the iSTEPup programme in the past months!
As many of our donors are international, the newsletters are written in English.
iSTEPup in a nutshell
iSTEPup provides local scholarships for ambitious students to become a nurse, midwife, doctor or pharmacist in low- and middle income countries. In a transparent manner we aim to improve sustainability of basic healthcare by creating educational chances for motivated but underprivileged people.
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Benjamin Poga
Benjamin is a third year medical student at Hubert Kairuki Memorial University in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: "To continue with my studies has been difficult, since I have been struggling hard economically. However, with the help of the iSTEPup foundation, I will be able to finish my study to become a medical doctor!"
Read Benjamin's story on his personal page! Here you will also find more information about Anneloes Eleveld, his buddy, who already raised an incredible amount of money for him!
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Adwoa Amoah
Adwoa is a third year medical student in the University of Development studies in Ghana. Adwoa was introduced to iSTEPup by Paul Kwofie, another iSTEPup medical student.
"In my third year, financial challenges begun again, since raising money for my school fees is a big challenge for my family. Due to financial challenges, we have lived in an uncompleted building for close to 10 years now. My parents will soon be going on retirement and I did not know how to pay my fees if they would leave public service. With the assistance of iSTEPup, I will fulfil my dream of being an excellent medical doctor."
Read more about Adwoa on her personal page!
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Neema Nakei
Neema is our first pharmacology student! She lives in Tabora, Tanzania.
"This study will teach me about medication, to help the patients, to advice people how to use medicine in a good dose. I would like to be a good professional Medicine supplier in healthcare facilities and to give education to the society about use of Medicine."
Her personal page is currently under contruction. The picture is of Neema signing the application form of the iSTEPup foundation.
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Jan Henk Dubbink visited student Paul Kalungi in Kampala
At the end of October Jan Henk visited Paul Kalungi: "We were warmly welcomed by Paul's family where we stayed for three nights in the middle of Kampala, the capital of Uganda."
"Paul's 4th year of nursing also consists of teaching so we could attend a (mental health) class from him given to 1st year nursing students. We also met and talked to the dean and deputy director of the university."
More pictures and the full update of the visit can be seen on Paul's personal page!
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Nurudeen Yakubu
Nurudeen has officially been admitted to the health assistant nurse training at Nursing and Midwifery Training College Nalerigu in Ghana.
Updates and study results will be posted on his personal page as soon as they are available.
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Voxweb, an independent magazine of the Radboud University (Nijmegen, the Netherlands) has published an article about iSTEPup, including an interview with Social Media Manager Janienke and student Paul Kalungi. Read the interview here! (Interview is only available in Dutch)
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To continue our mission, we need your support!
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The students in the iSTEPup programme are able to (continue their) study through donations from companies and individuals. The majority of gifts we receive are one-time donations. With a recurring donation you give iSTEPup more certainty of income for a longer period, which means that more students can receive a scholarship. Since iSTEPup is classified as an ANBI, your entire donation is tax deductible from the income or corporation tax if you periodically donate (only applicable for Dutch donors).
Read more information about the terms & conditions on our website.
If you want to donate to a specific student, please indicate this in the donation form on our homepage, by choosing a student (tab: 'Project').
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The iSTEPup board would like to give special thanks to:
Nissan Manenschijn (Daarle, The Netherlands)
Technology Unlimited (Almelo, The Netherlands)
Bernhards financieel advies (Den Ham, The Netherlands)
For the second year in a row, these companies have promised to support our students with a substantial donation.
The church in Nijbroek (the Netherlands) supports iSTEPup with a bi-monthly collection during the church service. They have already raised over a 1000 euros!
We also thank Bureau Strak (Hardenberg, The Netherlands) for their contribution in designing and managing our website!
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If you are interested in supporting iSTEPup as a company, please contact us via email to receive more information about the possibilities for banner advertising on our website or in our newsletter.
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Wouter Nolet (1987 - 2019) passed away in Leiden, Netherlands, on the 23rd of November. Wouter contracted Lassa fever during his work at the Masanga hospital in Sierra Leone.
Wouter's efforts of training local healthcare workers in Sierra Leone will not be forgotten. His selflessness, dedication and enthusiasm will be remembered. Wouter was dear to Jan Henk Dubbink (Chairman iSTEPup); they both studied Global Health and Tropical Medicine and shared many values and good times. We would like to express our deepest condolences to his family and all his loved ones.
On the website of Capacare you can read about his work, share some words about Wouter, or express your condolences.
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