Based on the text provided, here are the evaluations of the statements:

1. **Thanks to her contributions, Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.**
**True** (T)

2. **As an adult, Mother Teresa started to develop an interest in helping the less fortunate.**
**True** (T)

3. **Mother Teresa arrived in India and became a nun in 1929.**
**True** (T)

4. **In 1943, Mother Teresa left the convent to live among the poor and help them.**
**False** (F) (She decided to leave the convent in 1946, not 1943.)

5. **Mother Teresa helped a lot of poor children during her life.**
**True** (T)