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title: Student Update - David and Patricia Ball Scholarship
description: David and Patricia Ball Scholarship supports Timorese students' education, showcasing their achievements and personal stories of overcoming challenges and pursuing teaching careers.
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# Student Update - David and Patricia Ball Scholarship

By: [ Jess Forster, ](https://friendsoflospalos.org/news/author/jess-forster)  Feb 16, 2025 9:00:00 AM

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As part of the David and Patricia Ball Scholarship, the Mornington Peninsula Friends of Lospalos provides funding for various Timorese students' studies.

We currently have 4 students that we are supporting in their Bachelor of Teaching; **Azenfina Constancio, Erfina da Costa Noronha, Alicia Gorete Fernandes, and Diana de Ceu Fernandes.**

All four of the students have been working hard to receive outstanding results, as seen below:

- **Azenfina Constancio:** 5 HD (High Distinction) and 4 DI (Distinction)
- **Erfina da Costa Noronha:** 6 HD (High Distinction) and 3 DI (Distinction)
- **Alicia Gorete Fernandes:** 3 HD (High Distinction) and 4 DI (Distinction)
- **Diana de Ceu Fernandes:** 2 HD (High Distinction) and 5 DI (Distinction)

We have also received updates directly from the students, check out their stories below:

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*My full name is Azefina Constancio. I am currently in my fifth semester and live in the Casa de Pedra dormitory, near  ICFP. I live with my cousin and the house where we live feels very safe and peaceful for me, I am  very happy. *

*Speaking of my studies that I am now striving from semester one to semester five. I feel proud and happy for what I have learned from all the lecturers in all the subjects that I have learned always help me even though I face challenges or many difficulties,  but I am still grateful for everything that I learn, I am happy because I can complete one semester at a time because through my own efforts I am diligent and want to learn a lot, through my patience and heart are always big enough to pass everything. For me personally since I am from from the municipality of Lautem,  I want to return there when I finish my studies . I want to teach in the new school, Colegia Marista Lautem.

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*Thank you for all the help that you have given me while I am here in Baucau.  Your help motivates me to do my very best.*

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*I feel good about my living situation because the place where I live is very secure for me to get by and live in peace, so when I study, I do not have disturbances from my colleagues who are also students. Therefore, when it is study time, I study thoroughly. *

*I want to go to school in this institution because this institution trains people to become professionals who will have quality in the future, so I want to pursue my studies at ICFP. And when I finish studying, it will be easy to find a job because ICFP shapes my mindset, knowledge is not the same as other institutes or universities. Based on my studies, I feel content because of the many challenges that I have already overcome, but I can surpass them. The challenges I face, including the tasks that I must do,  help me push myself.*

*In semester 5, this year, I feel very challenged because the tasks are quite difficult, but I am determined to complete them because my fellow students also have to do them as well.  Even though I see them working hard, I still find the courage and motivation within myself. In the future, I hope to graduate and teach at Santa Maria Auxiliadora School in Comoro, to provide knowledge or skills that I have for the young students there.*

*Thank you again for the support that you give me to finish my study to be a teacher.  I could not do this without your help.*

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As always, this has only been possible due to the generous donations of our supporters, thanks all for your ongoing support!

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