Lomnyaki Saiboku Levaani

His father died when Lomnyaki was very young. There are seven children in the family, Lomnyaki is the fifth born. His mother cuts grass and sells it at Meserani market. Lomnyaki will not be able to continue his education without a sponsor. He would like to be a pilot one day.

Lomnyaki started Moita Boys’ Secondary Boarding School in January 2014,and was placed 8th. out of 109 pupils in his year group in his first school examinations. In the National Form Two Examinations 2015 he gained a Distinction (the highest level of pass). He is being sponsored by Mike Smith, a former Assistant Head Teacher at St. Patrick’s R.C. Secondary School, Thornaby.

Lomnyaki sat his national secondary examinations in November 2017, and performed extremely well. As a result he was selected to study A’ Levels in Physics, Chemistry & Biology at Lugoba Secondary School, Bagamoyo, Dar es Salaam, and he started his course in July 2018. Mike Smith is continuing to sponsor Lomnyaki through his two years of A’ Level studies.

Lomnyaki got a Division 2.12 in his final A’ Level examination results, and in September 2020 The Meserani Project paid for his application to university. We wish him the best of luck with his application – we expect to find out in October/November if he was successful.

In November 2020 Lomnyaki was selected to study a BSc degree course in Physics & Chemistry Development at Dar University. He is being jointly sponsored throughout his three years at university by Mike Smith, former Assistant Head Teacher at St. Patrick’s R.C. Secondary School, Thornaby, and Bethany Brown, former pupil at Acklam Grange School.

Lomnyaki is currently teaching Physics at St. Jude’s Secondary School, Arusha, one of the top schools in Tanzania – an amazing achievement, and a huge reward for the commitment shown to him by his sponsors. In June 2025 Lomnyaki sent The Meserani Project this message, “Hello, it’s been a long time. I’m truly happy to be in direct contact with you. My name is Lomnyaki Saiboku Levaani, the younger brother of Naurey. It has been a blessing and a great privilege to have met you—from the very first day until now, you’ve helped make my dream a reality.
I honestly don’t have the words to express my gratitude fully. At the moment, I’ve completed my studies, and I’m now teaching physics at St. Jude’s Secondary School, is one of the top schools here in Tanzania. Thank you so much, I truly appreciate you and hold you dearly in my heart.“