Comment by akudha

Ah, apologies for the bad wording :(

Your calculation is right (there were some loans that were refunded, so it is a bit higher than 2720). You could ask ChatGPT (or use Excel) for a quick calculation. $25 a month is such a small amount in the west, if anyone wants to do it (I did it inconsistently, some months $0 some months $200).

All this to show - a dollar goes a LONG way in parts of Asia, Africa etc.

Her entire 18-month master's program (tuition, registration, fees, books, supplies) comes to 3,060,000 TSh, about $1,161.

$1,161 - that is a shockingly small amount for a 18 month master's program!

Another org I admire is https://watsi.org/ Costs listed there is so small (compared to the west) that every dollar can help