As our students grow older, we are looking for more opportunities after Secondary School. Through Joshua Nassari and Africaid, we were introduced earlier this month to the African Leadership Academy, who has an Advanced Level program in South Africa. We have 4 students who are applying to this prestigious program. Below are excerpts from one
Imagine yourself back in school. Remember those kids who always won the awards and couldn't help but work hard and get the best grades??!! I used to be so annoyed by "those types," as I was the one who had to put in significant amounts of time to just barely scrape the top. I now
We had the opportunity to do a 5-day life skills training with a new school last week! MWEDO (Maasai Women’s Development Organization) Girls Secondary School was the location of our most recent workshop. Because my housemate teaches at the school I had heard a lot about it, but this was my first time actually visiting
Deep breath—Inhale…1…2…3…and exhale… I have just finished my first ever Teacher Training for our Primary School Teachers who are facilitating the life skills education at Usa River Academy. This was a big challenge for me to complete because, while I can train kids with my eyes closed, training teachers is a whole different animal to
If you remember back to March of this year, you will remember a story of collaboration between Full Circle and an organization called RENEW. Former Full Circle Program Director, Adam Rubin and former TFFT volunteer, Uswege Mwakapango started RENEW with the mission to provide opportunities for young people to connect through creative expression and empower
On September 14th we celebrated some wonderful milestones in eleven of our TFFT Scholars' lives. Four of our primary students finished Class 7, with only a national exam standing between them and their chance to move on to secondary school.We also had seven of our Form 4 students graduate from O-Levels. As a refresher on how the school
I’m back with another update from Tanzania, and this one I write with a huge smile on my face! After 3 years of organizing and conducting Teacher Training for TFFT, I was recently rewarded unexpectedly! The participants from the Early Grades Literacy training surprised me in a great way with what they have accomplished since the
Kwaheri sasa During my second week in Tanzania, my host mother taught me the phrase “Kwaheri sasa,” meaning “Goodbye for now.” It stuck with me as I journeyed through my nine weeks with TFFT, and I dreaded the moment when I would finally have to use it. Inevitably, that moment did come, and I am
'Youth Migration: Moving Development Forward'...this was this year's theme on the UN International Youth Day which is celebrated on August 12 each year. Statistics show that youth form about 30% of international migrants! Yet very little is known about the livelihood, struggles, and opportunities that migration presents for young migrants and other youth who are
Hello! I arrived in Tanzania on the 18th and began training Class 7 at Usa River Academy with the Non-Violence Project's 'Schools for Peace' program. I first want to give a little background on The Non-Violence Project (NVP) and share how this training came to be in Usa River with the children of TFFT. The