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Help me finish a degree in civil engineering at Amsterdam Polytechnic - $5,600 to go

Malak has worked and saved for five years to study a degree in civil engineering; a $5,600 gap now stands between her and graduation.

🇳🇱 1058 XS, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands4,152 views
Malak Zainab Darwish
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Amsterdam
I'm the first person in my family to go to university. I'm studying a degree in civil engineering at Amsterdam Polytechnic, and I'm two terms away from graduating. I have worked as a delivery rider to pay my way, but this term my hours were cut and I have an unpaid balance of $5,600. The registrar has told me I can't enroll for the next term until the balance is cleared. I have a first-class average, and my academic advisor has written in support of my application for a payment plan. Graduating means a stable job and the chance to support my younger siblings. Without enrolling this term I'd lose my place and my scholarship eligibility. I'm not asking for a handout - I want to finish what I started and then help the next student. Everything raised goes to the university's accounts office toward the outstanding balance and the final term's fees. Where the $5,600 goes: • Outstanding tuition balance: $2,950 • Exam and lab fees: $300 • Final term tuition: $2,350 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure. - Malak
due date
2026-01-23
bill type
University tuition

Updates from Malak

  1. We're at 59% thanks to 84 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.

  2. Quick update: $1,871 raised so far (33%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. Wanted to say thank you properly. 21% funded and the plan for outstanding tuition balance is now scheduled.

  • Phúc Bình Nguyen 🇻🇳 · $44

    “Good luck. Hope the December deadline works out. - Cầu Giấy”

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    “You got this. From Denpasar with love. - Denpasar”

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    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Malak all day after reading this. - Lalitpur”

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    “Best of luck. Thought of Malak all day after reading this. - Iztapalapa”

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    “From my family to yours. Thought of Malak all day after reading this. - Kanpur”

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    “Wish I could do more. Gave what I could this week. - Richards Bay”

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  • So sorry you're going through this, Malak. As a teacher I love seeing someone work this hard to learn. God bless

    • Keep going. Good luck with the exams, you've got this. Wish I lived closer to Nairobi so I could bring a meal.

      • Thinking of you. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Kraków.

        • Wishing you the best, Malak. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I'm in public service myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Thinking of Amsterdam.

          • So sorry you're going through this, Malak. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

            • Sending strength, Malak. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Take care.

              • Hope things get better soon. This could happen to any of us. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Amsterdam.

                • Nenita F. FranciscoVerified organization

                  Wishing you the best. Study hard! Put this on a community board in Alcalá de Henares this morning. Love from Alcalá de Henares.

                  • Rhea P. GonzalesID verified

                    Wishing you peace. Education changes everything, hope you graduate with honors. Wish I lived closer to Munich so I could bring a meal. God bless.

                    • Luca G. JuarezID verified

                      Thinking of you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My neighbor in São Paulo donated after I showed her your page. Thinking of Amsterdam

                      • best of luck, Malak. Looking forward to the next update. Sent it to 39 people at work.

                        • hope it all works out. Looking forward to the next update. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless.

                          • Hope it all works out. Looking forward to the next update. Sent it to 21 people at work.

                            • Wishing you the best. Study hard! All the best!

                              • Sending good thoughts, Malak. Looking forward to the next update. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care

                                • Tayo Kingsley AdeyemiPhoto verified

                                  Praying for you. Shared this with my family. Thinking of Amsterdam.

                                  • thinking of you and your family, Malak. It takes guts to ask. Well done.

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