January 10, 2017 The identification of new scholars is pertinent to TFFT's work. Each year, we welcome new scholars from communities around Arusha, Tanga, Kilimajaro, and Simanjiro Regions of Tanzania. The process of identification must be clearly planned and executed, as it is the foundation of our work - to help most vulnerable children (MVC) thrive in their communities. Our
January 6, 2017 In 2009, Tanzania passed the Law of the Child Act to prevent and respond to violence through regulations and guidelines. TFFT works to further this prevention through our Happy and Sad Boxes project, as we believe in a just society and providing support systems so that every child can thrive. Initiated as
December 29, 2016 Family Day is an annual TFFT tradition. It offers a rare chance for all scholars, staff, and guardians to come together to talk, play, review, connect and wrap up the year. This year we met a local fun park and reception facility, where scholars were able to play and swim while staff and
December 28, 2016 Professional development for the staff is part of the DNA of TFFT. The organization invests on its staff to ensure that we give only the best to the children we serve as well as our other boundary partners. Last November 18-19th, Hedwiga Mchaki and I were given the opportunity by the organization
December 27, 2016 Today, our Scholarship Program Intern, Robin Mwanga, shares an update about the training session that took place earlier this month for peer mentoring. Robin is a Psychology and Management graduate student at the United States International University in Nairobi. She summarizes the activities completed at the peer mentoring training session below. The
December 20, 2016 Today, we have a blog submission from TFFT alumni, Richard Augustino. Richard helped to facilitate the Life Skills Youth Camp last week for our scholars in secondary school. He shares his valuable perspective and key takeaways from the week's events. TFFT's Youth Camp offered five days full of important and useful experience
December 15, 2016 Eighteen of our scholars came together for four days last week for the introductory training on Peer Mentoring. The training was for them to understand their role in the broader Peer Mentoring Program for 2017. Topics that were covered in the training fell into various themes around mentoring, stress management, emotional intelligence,
December 9, 2016 The Foundation For Tomorrow held an award ceremony to honor select teachers in Arusha and Meru District this past October. Our Teacher Training Program awarded exemplary service and commitment to deliver quality education to Tanzanian schoolchildren. We awarded ten teachers with a Most Outstanding Teacher award for 2016. Neema Lema, one of our award-winners sent us a reflection, and we
December 2, 2016 Providing youth with a life skills education is essential, and they should be exposed to this education at an early age. Unfortunately, in Tanzania life skills education is not included in our school curriculum. Most of the time, children do not learn these necessary skills at home or in school. These life skills include learning about
November 23, 2016 We are thrilled to welcome Daniel to the team as an intern in our Tanzania office! Daniel works with our Psychosocial & Health Program to build TFFT's Livelihood Initiatives. His strong passion for our mission is inspiring, and we are excited to see the positive impact he is sure to bring TFFT. Welcome, Daniel! My name
